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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FCPremier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Simon Long

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
21 Dec Burnley FC H 0–1 L
14 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
07 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
03 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
30 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D
21 Dec Everton FC A 0–0 D
15 Dec Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
12 Dec Royal Standard de Liege A 2–2 D
09 Dec West Ham United FC A 3–1 W
07 Dec CA Huracan A 2–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Arsenal FC
#13 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts). Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Bournemouth to score. At the same time, Arsenal FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Chris Mepham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Fraser, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 35' What a strike from Dan Gosling! The score is 1-0.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Eddie Howe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' Jefferson Lerma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Torreira on 54.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Ainsley Maitland-Niles. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. Arsenal FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' The Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-1!
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 64.
  • 66' AFC Bournemouth manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harry Wilson is hanging Joshua King on the field on 66 minute.
  • 70' Philip Billing gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces Dan Gosling and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Mesut Ozil is replaced by Joe Willock.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Arsenal FCShkodran Mustafi on, Sokratis Papastathopoulos off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Nicolas Pepe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Reiss Nelson at the 82 minute mark.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Chris Mepham.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Cook on 85.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexandre Lacazette.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.34 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Arsenal FC or Draw 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth18% Draw38% Arsenal FC44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
56%
Draw or Arsenal FC
82%
AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth7% Draw66% Arsenal FC27%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.1%
0 – 1
24.6%
0 – 2
11.1%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 3
3.3%
2 – 1
1.5%
1 – 3
1.5%
2 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
0.9%
0 – 4
0.8%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 10% 89%
-0.5 11% 89%
+0.5 53% 47%
+1 53% 29% 17%
+1.5 83% 17%
+2 83% 13% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
41%
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
71%

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