St Mary's hasn't been a particularly happy hunting ground for Arsenal in recent seasons. The Saints have defeated the Gunners in three of their last six meetings in Hampshire, with Arsenal winning two and the other finishing in a draw.
While Arsenal's record on the south coast isn't great - nor is Southampton's. Their only win at home this season came against Chelsea in August - and their previous St Mary's victory was against Arsenal on April 16.
However, the Gunners' record against Southampton is a patchy one against a team who they would be expected to beat. Arsenal go into this afternoon's clash as heavy favourites, with Mikel Arteta's side a whole 16 points clear of the Saints with a game in hand.
