Premier League leaders, Arsenal are on the cusp of falling short of expectations this season after several months of promising performances.
Injury to key players during the EFL Cup final and the just concluded International break is becoming a threat to the club’s title ambitions, with many experts believing they might replicate what happened to Liverpool in 2022.
As a result, betting sites have made changes to the odds of the Gunners winning the Premier League or any title left to play for.
Injury embattled Arsenal on the cusp of doing a Liverpool
Arsenal have been amazing in this 2025/2026 season, losing just four games across all competitions.
The North-London giants were recently defeated two nil in the EFL Cup final by Manchester City in March, ending the hopes of a quadruple.
Arsenal now have the FA Cup, Premier League and UEFA Champions League left to compete for.
The treble is in sight but many are of the opinion that the team will crumble at the end of the season and end up with only two titles like Liverpool did in 2022.
In the 2021/2022 season, the Reds were on course to winning the quadruple, as they won a record-breaking ninth EFL Cup and the FA Cup, defeating Chelsea on penalties in both finals.
However, they lost the Premier League title by one point to Manchester City, and in a repeat of the 2018 final, lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
Arsenal are in the Quarterfinals of the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, and as of 1st of April are 9 points ahead of Manchester City who have a game in hand in the league.
Returning to club football, Arsenal are battling with 11 injuries amid back to back knockout football matches that could define their the season.
A one legged FA Cup clash with the Saints and a Champions League away clash with Sporting Lisbon in midweek.
Southampton vs Arsenal preview
The Gunners are battling hard to win their first title since 2020 and despite their injury crisis, 1Win bookmaker have already ranked them as one of the favorites to win the FA Cup.
Southampton host Mikel Areta’s boys on Saturday at the St Mary’s and are hopeful of causing an upset by recording their second FA Cup victory over Arsenal in their 140 years history.
The Hampshire based club are on a good run of form with an 83% win rate in their last six games.
The visitors on the other hand have good numbers on their side as well, winning four of their last six fixtures across all competitions and three wins in their last six away games.
In their two FA Cup encounters both sides have recorded one win each.
Eleven players from Arsenal pulled out from their national team engagements in March, some played one game out of two and some didn’t honor the call up due to fatigue and injuries.
If the eleven are available to face So’ton on April 4 has not yet been confirmed, but this Arsenal side have more than enough to defeat Tonda Eckert’s side.
A wise bet would be to lean towards the Gunners, and in doing so, don’t forget to check out the best free bets & betting offers.
Southampton vs Arsenal Betting Trends
- Arsenal have conceded an average of 0.67 goals per game in the FA Cup this season.
- In all the FA Cup games played this season, Arteta’s side have found a way to win both halves.
- This looks like a game of corners if we are being, both teams averaging 5.6 corners per game.
- The Saints have found it hard to keep clean sheets this season, only registering 13 out of 45 games played.
Southampton vs Arsenal Betting Prediction
Taking into consideration, the numbers of both sides and the team news all weight still leans towards the Gunners.
Mikel Arteta seems to have found a way of navigating cups this season even with a much roasted side.
It’s the first game since the international break, expect mistakes and so I predict an Arsenal win with both teams to score.
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