Arsenal vs Southampton Prediction, 12/11/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/6/2021

Game: Arsenal vs Southampton

Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (-140) Southampton (+396)

Adam Armstrong and Southampton (3-7-5, 15th in the EPL) go to Emirates Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on Arsenal (7-2-5, 7th in the EPL). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal and Fraser Forster for Southampton. The odds on this game have Arsenal priced at -140 and the Saints are at +396. The total has been set at 2.75.

Arsenal faced off with Manchester United in their last match and went home with a loss by a final score of 3-2. Arsenal attempted 14 dribbles in this game and were successful in 4 of the dribbles for a percentage of 28.6%. In the passing game, they ended the game with a 86.0% rate by converting 462 of the 537 pass targets last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Arsenal finished at a 41.2% rate by putting 7 shots on target of 17 total shots. Arsenal has an average of 1.21 goals per 90 min (17 goals in total) and have earned 10 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Alexandre Lacazette is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Arsenal. He has 39 assists while accumulating 41 yellow card warnings during his career. Lacazette has been given a starting assignment in 272 contests thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has tallied 151 goals in 23,807 mins.

One more player who could decide who wins is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the forward who is from France. Aubameyang has played 30,678 mins during 343 starts and has been given 26 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 54 times in his career while scoring 207 total goals. He sports an average of 0.61 goals per 90 minutes so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for Arsenal will be Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale has defended the goal for 11,430 mins and is sitting with 370 stops during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.5 (196 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 70.5. The goalie born in England has seen 535 shots tried against him in 127 career starting assignments. Ramsdale (35-21-71 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 27 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 21.3% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the field, Southampton were able to avoid a loss with a score of 1-1 against Brighton. They finished this game by completing 231 of the 312 passing attempts earning a percentage of 74.0%. Southampton finished with a 48.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 12 of the 25 dribbles they tried. Southampton had 4 shots attempted out of 14 shots attempted which gave them a 28.6% clip in their last outing. Having earned a total of 13 goals and 8 assists in all competitions, Southampton averages 0.87 goals and 0.53 assists per 90 minutes.

Adam Armstrong should be able to be counted on for Southampton. He scores 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 214 outings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in England has accumulated 19,192 mins while earning 87 goals. He has totaled 10 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 30 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Che Adams, the forward who represents England. He has accounted for 61 goals in his career while helping on a goal 19 different times. Adams has been given a total of 16 yellow cards in 15,648 mins played (174 career starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.35.

Fraser Forster is expected to look after the goal for Southampton. Forster has recorded 154 shutouts while defending 1,185 shots against him in 29,574 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 77.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 46.5%. He has conceded 0.85 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 206-53-69. During his career, Forster has surrendered 279 goals and has 909 stops in 331 starts.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arsenal (-140)

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