Arsenal v Southampton

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Arsenal bring a six-match unbeaten sequence into this upcoming clash with Southampton thanks to a 4-2 home win against Leicester City last weekend, while Southampton were dealt a heavy 3-1 defeat at the hands of south coast rivals, Bournemouth last weekend which extended the visitors' winless start to six matches overall.

Arsenal currently occupy third place in the Premier League table thanks to producing an unbeaten six-game start to their English top flight campaign which consists of four wins and two draws; points picked up in draws with Brighton and Manchester City were further boosted by victories gained over Wolves, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Leicester City respectively.

The Gunners will therefore fancy their chances of picking up another three points this Saturday when they play host to early Premier League strugglers, Southampton, especially as Mikel Arteta's side are now unbeaten in each of their previous 12 league games, while the bigger picture looks even better!

Indeed, Arsenal have been dealt just the single loss within their last 24 matches overall along with collecting 20 wins during this impressive period of results, so The Gunners certainly look to be in the box seat in terms of the straight win markets ahead of this upcoming encounter.

Southampton's wretched start to this Premier League campaign continued in disappointing fashion last weekend as Russell Martin's side slipped to a fifth defeat within their opening six games of this new English top flight season when they were dealt a 3-1 defeat away from home at Bournemouth.

Indeed, Southampton have managed to pick up just the single point to date this term which came in the form of a 1-1 draw at home with fellow newcomers Ipswich Town but five defeats have put the south coast club on notice even at this early stage of the season.

Losses at the hands of Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Manchester United and Bournemouth respectively suggest this upcoming trip to the nation's capital on Saturday afternoon looks to be fraught with danger for Russell Martin and his Southampton side especially as The Saints possess a poor recent record in the Premier League overall.

The south coast visitors have now failed to win any of their previous 19 league matches in the domestic top flight and having slipped to a total of 14 losses within this woeful sequence of results, the visitors will do well to avoid a heavy defeat at the hands of a highly motivated Arsenal outfit here who'll be keenly eyeing off all three points at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal v Southampton Verdict

Arsenal have started in excellent fashion this season and the hosts should be too strong for a struggling Saints outfit and a win to nil for the north London side beckons here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.30

Correct Score: Arsenal 2-0 @ 7.50