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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
AFC Bournemouth
0 – 4
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,193 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 17' Bukayo Saka
0–2 44' Martin Odegaard pen
0–3 53' Kai Havertz pen
0–4 90+3' Ben White
Y 33' Kai Havertz

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
1
8
AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC 2023-03-04 Arsenal FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth 2022-08-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal FC 2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Arsenal FC H 0–4 L
24 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–3 L
17 Sep Chelsea FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Brentford FC A 2–2 D
26 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–2 L
19 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 4–0 W
24 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–2 D
20 Sep PSV H 4–0 W
17 Sep Everton FC A 1–0 W
03 Sep Manchester United FC H 3–1 W
26 Aug Fulham FC H 2–2 D

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' We are underway at Vitality Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Ryan Christie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' Bukayo Saka makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Iraola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' 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.
  • 44' Magnificent from Martin Odegaard! That is 65 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 49' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 53' GOAL! Kai Havertz fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 58' Milos Kerkez, a Hungary , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 59' The whistle greets Marcus Tavernier as he departs to be replaced by Luis Sinisterra.
  • 64' Max Aarons needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Oleksandr Zinchenko exits the field as Takehiro Tomiyasu enters on 69.
  • 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' A change in the AFC Bournemouth ranks — Philip Billing exits the field as Joe Rothwell enters on 75.
  • 76' Bukayo Saka makes way for Fabio Vieira at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Arsenal FC.
  • 81' Emile Smith Rowe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kai Havertz at the 81 minute mark.
  • 83' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 83 minute. Milos Kerkez leaves to be changed by Antoine Semenyo.
  • 88' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AFC Bournemouth.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Martin Odegaard 2
Ben White 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Declan Rice 2
Lys Mousset 1
Justin Kluivert 1

Head to Head

2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC 2023-03-04 Arsenal FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth 2022-08-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal FC 2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth Form

2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC L 2023-09-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2023-09-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC D 2023-09-02 Brentford FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2023-08-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2023-08-19 Liverpool FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Arsenal FC Form

2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC W 2023-09-24 Arsenal FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2023-09-20 Arsenal FC 4–0 PSV W 2023-09-17 Everton FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2023-09-03 Arsenal FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W 2023-08-26 Arsenal FC 2–2 Fulham FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.3 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 80% + Under 2.5 goals 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth13% Draw30% Arsenal FC57%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
42%
Draw or Arsenal FC
87%
AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth5% Draw58% Arsenal FC37%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
25.4%
0 – 0
22.7%
0 – 2
16.2%
1 – 1
8.3%
0 – 3
6.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
1 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
2.5%
0 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
1.1%
1 – 4
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 31% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 19% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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