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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
AFC Bournemouth
2 – 0
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 16:30 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,235 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Christie 70' 1–0
Justin Kluivert pen 79' 2–0
Y 28' William Saliba
R 30' William Saliba
Antoine Semenyo 63' Y
Y 68' Ben White

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Assistant 1 Neil Davies
  • Assistant 2 Simon Long

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
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 2023-03-04 Arsenal FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth 2022-08-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Arsenal FC H 2–0 W
05 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
30 Sep Southampton FC H 3–1 W
21 Sep Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
14 Sep Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Everton FC A 3–2 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
05 Oct Southampton FC H 3–1 W
01 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–0 W
28 Sep Leicester City FC H 4–2 W
22 Sep Manchester City FC A 2–2 D
19 Sep Atalanta BC A 0–0 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' Three points are at stake. AFC Bournemouth host Arsenal FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' David Raya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Bournemouth so far.
  • 28' Arsenal FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a card for William Saliba.
  • 35' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Thomas Partey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Raheem Sterling is withdrawn and Jakub Kiwior gets his opportunity.
  • 42' Arsenal FC have won 725 goals from 414 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Julian Araujo makes way for Adam Smith at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Bournemouth.
  • 51' Leandro Trossard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 92 goals in his last 316 appearances.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Antoine Semenyo was booked on 63.
  • 63' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Dango Ouattara departs to be replaced by Luis Sinisterra.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Martinelli comes on to replace Leandro Trossard.
  • 68' Ben White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
  • 70' Magnificent from Ryan Christie! That is 40 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Arsenal FC backline.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Justin Kluivert — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 81' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Mikel Merino is replaced by Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 82' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Evanilson by Enes Unal on 82 minute.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Arsenal FC.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Martin Odegaard 3
Declan Rice 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Ben White 2
Bukayo Saka 2
William Saliba 1
Leandro Trossard 1

Head to Head

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 2023-03-04 Arsenal FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth 2022-08-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2024-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Arsenal FC W 2024-10-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Southampton FC W 2024-09-21 Liverpool FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-09-14 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2024-08-31 Everton FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth W

Arsenal FC Form

2024-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Arsenal FC L 2024-10-05 Arsenal FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2024-10-01 Arsenal FC 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2024-09-28 Arsenal FC 4–2 Leicester City FC W 2024-09-22 Manchester City FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2024-09-19 Atalanta BC 0–0 Arsenal FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.7 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth33% Draw38% Arsenal FC29%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
71%
Draw or Arsenal FC
67%
AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth18% Draw65% Arsenal FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.5%
1 – 0
15.6%
0 – 1
15.5%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
1.7%
3 – 0
1.3%
0 – 3
1.3%
3 – 1
1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 20% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗

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