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

Premier League · 2019-20
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 1
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jefferson Lerma 53' Y
Y 54' Lucas Torreira
Y 55' Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Y 64' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Chris Mepham 84' Y
Lewis Cook 85' Y
Y 90' Alexandre Lacazette
Callum Wilson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

3
1
8
AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-27 Arsenal FC 5–1 AFC Bournemouth 2018-11-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
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
Arsenal FC
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 Huracán A 2–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Arsenal FC
#7 Position #1
15 Points 27
10 Played 10
4 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 1
16 Scored 15
14 Conceded 5
+2 GD +10
1.50 PPG 2.70
40% Win % 90%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

AFC Bournemouth are 7th (15 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
1/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Evanilson 5 G 4 A
Marcus Tavernier 5 G
Alex Scott 1 G
Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Bukayo Saka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 8 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Dan Gosling doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Arsenal FC backline.
  • 50' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' AFC Bournemouth player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Lucas Torreira was booked on 54.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Ainsley Maitland-Niles argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' David Luiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 66' Harry Wilson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joshua King at the 66 minute mark.
  • 70' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Dan Gosling trudges off to be replaced by Philip Billing on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Joe Willock gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Mesut Ozil and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Sokratis Papastathopoulos by Shkodran Mustafi on 77 minute.
  • 82' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Reiss Nelson has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Pepe to step up.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Chris Mepham. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Lewis Cook. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Alexandre Lacazette. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Bukayo Saka 2
Declan Rice 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Ben White 2
Dean Huijsen 1
Dan Gosling 1

Head to Head

2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-27 Arsenal FC 5–1 AFC Bournemouth 2018-11-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Burnley FC L 2019-12-14 Chelsea FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2019-12-07 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2019-12-03 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2019-11-30 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth L

Arsenal FC Form

2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-21 Everton FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-15 Arsenal FC 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2019-12-12 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-09 West Ham United FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2019-12-07 CA Huracán 0–2 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.68 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 59% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth20% Draw28% Arsenal FC52%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
47%
Draw or Arsenal FC
80%
AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth11% Draw48% Arsenal FC41%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.2%
0 – 2
12.8%
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
6.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 4
2.9%
2 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 10% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 26% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 19% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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