Arsenal vs Southampton

24 February 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Alexandre Lacazette 6’
  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan 17’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Southampton. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan made it 2-0 in the 17th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.35 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Southampton's 0.61 from 10.

Match stats

Arsenal Southampton
12 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.35 xG 0.61
2.35 Non-penalty xG 0.61
19 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Southampton
Kick-off
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Henrikh Mkhitaryan1-0 (Arsenal)
6’
Henrikh Mkhitaryan2-0 (Arsenal)
17’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.35 0.61 6’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 6’ 17’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), 2-0 17’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.35 0.61 6’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 Lacazette 6’ 17’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), 2-0 Mkhitaryan 17’
Arsenal 2.35 xGSouthampton 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Arsenal attacking 
40’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 6’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 17’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 6’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 26’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 87’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 42’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 14’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Matt Targett (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Matt Targett (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 6’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 17’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 6’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 26’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 87’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 42’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 14’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Matt Targett (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Charlie Austin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Matt Targett (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Stephan Lichtsteiner DEF580 0.000.000
Shkodran Mustafi DEF900 0.000.000
Sokratis DEF901 0.070.000
Sead Kolasinac DEF901 0.060.762
Granit Xhaka MID901 0.020.212
Lucas Torreira MID900 0.000.071
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID90112 0.440.631
Aaron Ramsey MID650 0.000.000
Alex Iwobi MID771 0.030.153
Alexandre Lacazette FWD9015 1.590.000
Laurent Koscielny Sub320 0.000.000
Mesut Özil Sub250 0.000.131
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sub131 0.130.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 65% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.75
Southampton win 14% Bet365 odds 7.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal LWWLW
Southampton WWDDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.