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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 Liège 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' Three points are at stake. AFC Bournemouth host Arsenal FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Arsenal FC's shape.
  • 35' Against the run of play, Dan Gosling has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 40' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been relatively quiet despite scoring 141 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Wilson, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 50' The 34-year-old Shkodran Mustafi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Jefferson Lerma argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 54' Arsenal FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is booked for Arsenal FC — Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Bournemouth in their trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact .
  • 63' A goal from the Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! He fires home on 63 to make it 1-1!
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 66' Harry Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua King on 66 minute.
  • 70' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Dan Gosling trudges off to be replaced by Philip Billing on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Joe Willock is replacing Mesut Ozil for the Arsenal FC side.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Arsenal FCShkodran Mustafi on, Sokratis Papastathopoulos off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Reiss Nelson is replaced by Nicolas Pepe on 82 minute.
  • 84' Chris Mepham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Lewis Cook picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the 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.