AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

AFC Bournemouth

2 – 3

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Arsenal FC

Sat 3 Jan 2026 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC — Premier League .

AFC Bournemouth 38 games · 57 pts (2026/27)
Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh

8 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Arsenal FC	38	85
5	Manchester City FC	38	78
6	Manchester United FC	38	71
7	Aston Villa FC	38	65
8	Liverpool FC	38	60
9	AFC Bournemouth	38	57
10	Sunderland AFC	38	54
11	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	53
12	Brentford FC	38	53
13	Chelsea FC	38	52
14	Fulham FC	38	52
15	Newcastle United FC	38	49
16	Everton FC	38	49
17	Leeds United FC	38	47
18	Crystal Palace FC	38	45
19	Nottingham Forest FC	38	44
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	41
21	Coventry City FC	0	0
22	Hull City AFC	0	0
23	Ipswich Town FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Arsenal FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2024-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Arsenal FC 2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth 2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	2–3	L
30 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Brentford FC	A	1–4	L
20 Dec	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
15 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	4–4	D
06 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	0–0	D

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	3–2	W
30 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	4–1	W
27 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
20 Dec	Everton FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth		Arsenal FC
#9	Position	#4
57	Points	85
38	Played	38
13 / 18 / 7	W / D / L	26 / 7 / 5
58	Scored	71
54	Conceded	27
+4	GD	+44
1.50	PPG	2.24
34%	Win %	68%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Bournemouth are 9th (57 pts). Arsenal FC are 4th (85 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AFC Bournemouth is hosting Arsenal FC for another epic battle.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Odegaard	3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	3
Bukayo Saka	2
Declan Rice	2
Martin Odegaard	2
Ben White	2
Kai Havertz	1
Jefferson Lerma	1

Head to Head

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC L 2025-12-30 Chelsea FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-12-27 Brentford FC 4–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2025-12-20 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Burnley FC D 2025-12-15 Manchester United FC 4–4 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-12-06 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC D

Arsenal FC Form

2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC W 2025-12-30 Arsenal FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-12-27 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-12-20 Everton FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2025-12-13 Arsenal FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-12-10 Club Brugge KV 0–3 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.05 AFC Bournemouth xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.03 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Bournemouth22% Draw24% Arsenal FC54%

Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw

46%

Draw or Arsenal FC

78%

AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Bournemouth16% Draw42% Arsenal FC42%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 3

6.5%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 3

6.2%

2 – 2

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap	AFC Bournemouth covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	11%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	23%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.