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Southampton and Arsenal play at St. Mary’s Stadium in a FA Cup match (Round 4). The history of direct bouts played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 games won 2 and drew 2. Indeed, in the last showdown at this stadium for the Barclays Premier League on 26-12-2015, Southampton won by (4-0). Southampton’s goals were scored by R. Martina (19 ‘), S. Long (55’ and 90 ‘) and José Fonte (69’). Particular attention needs to be paid to the home / off condition as Southampton presents different results at home and abroad.
Southampton
Until reaching this stage of the FA Cup (Round 4), the home team had to eliminate: Norwich City. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; Against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a win away to Liverpool by (0-1). Southampton won 6, drew 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of his last 10 matches. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 5 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Southampton enter this motivated round, having eliminated Liverpool from the English League Cup. The home team usually plays on a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring a faster style of play and constant transitions. In this drawing, the three men responsible for creating dangerous moves on defensive opponents are Redmond, Long and Tadic. After all, Southampton also likes to control the game in the opposing midfield, preferentially attacking through the left side. One of the best qualities of this team is the creation of space to reach the opponent’s goal, over long distance.
Arsenal
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the FA Cup (Round 4) after a win away (1-2) with the Preston North End. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away , Since in the last 30 games he has recorded 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 41 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, won 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 32 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last game he played for the Barclays Premier League, he beat Burnley at home (2-1). In the last 10 games as a visitor Arsenal won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but their attack has regularly scored Scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to have goals, since 25 of his last 28 games finished with More than 1.5 goals and 20 in 28 finished with More than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times but managed to turn the score in 2.
Arsenal enter into this motivated game after a 2-1 home win at Burnley’s reception: Mustafi and Sánchez scored the winning goals in the game which had a “crazy” ending. Similar to the opponents of this round, Arsenal tends to play 4-3-3, favoring a style of constant transition, where the three most advanced men are Sánchez, Giroud and Iwobi. The two great qualities of the visiting team is how they manage to overcome a disadvantage and the ease of creating dangerous situations. The Arsenal coach will not be able to count on Swiss Xhaka for being suspended.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.80