Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 56.74%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 20.84%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.91%) and 0-2 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.56%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-0 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.