Southampton vs Arsenal: Premier League Prediction (25.05.2025)

On Sunday, May 25, at 22:00 WIB, at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, the local club will face Arsenal from London in the final match of the 38th round of the 2024–2025 English Premier League. The hosts have long since confirmed relegation to the Championship, finishing as the league’s worst team. The visitors challenged Liverpool for dominance for much of the season, but ultimately settled for the Premier League silver medal.

Let’s make a prediction for Southampton vs Arsenal, considering the complete lack of tournament motivation for both sides. Bookmakers rightfully label the home team as clear underdogs. A Southampton win is priced at 9.40, a draw at 6.00, and an Arsenal win at 1.31. The total over 2.5 goals is at 1.50, suggesting a high-scoring match. Both teams to score is offered at 1.86.

Southampton

With Simon Rusk finishing the season as interim head coach, the club management is actively searching for a permanent boss for the next campaign. Will Still is the favorite, eager to test himself in English football after stints in Belgium and France. Regardless, the club’s staff, fans, and players already seem to be mentally on vacation and preparing for next season’s promotion battle. The question remains whether this deflated squad can muster enough fight to finish strong against a league heavyweight.

Arsenal

Journalists are already asking Mikel Arteta about summer plans rather than the closing match. The club aims to reinforce the squad, addressing gaps from recent departures. Everything is moving smoothly, according to the manager. For the final round, Arsenal travel to face an unmotivated opponent, and professionalism will be the key to ending a fairly successful season on a strong note.

Head-to-Head Stats

Since 2022, the teams have met four times with one win each. In the first round of this Premier League season, Arsenal secured a comfortable 3–1 home victory.

Prediction

It’s hard to expect either side to go all out in a match that carries no stakes. Anticipating a low-intensity game with minimal motivation, we recommend betting on under 3.5 total goals at 1.69.