AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

AFC Bournemouth

2 – 3

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Arsenal FC

Sat 3 Jan 2026 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC — Premier League .

AFC Bournemouth 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Arsenal FC 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Arsenal FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 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

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	2–3	L
30 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Brentford FC	A	1–4	L
20 Dec	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
15 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	4–4	D
06 Dec	Chelsea FC	H	0–0	D

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	3–2	W
30 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	4–1	W
27 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
20 Dec	Everton FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth		Arsenal FC
#17	Position	#2
3	Points	12
5	Played	5
0 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 1
6	Scored	8
8	Conceded	4
-2	GD	+4
0.60	PPG	2.40
0%	Win %	80%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Arsenal FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth

Marcus Tavernier	3 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Arsenal FC

Bukayo Saka	3 G
Martin Odegaard	2 G
Kai Havertz	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . AFC Bournemouth are looking to make home advantage count against Arsenal FC.
AFC Bournemouth will have plenty to reflect on. Arsenal FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Martin Odegaard	3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	3
Ben White	2
Bukayo Saka	2
Declan Rice	2
Martin Odegaard	2
Marcos Senesi	1
Eli Kroupi	1

Head to Head

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC L 2025-12-30 Chelsea FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-12-27 Brentford FC 4–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2025-12-20 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Burnley FC D 2025-12-15 Manchester United FC 4–4 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-12-06 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC D

Arsenal FC Form

2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC W 2025-12-30 Arsenal FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-12-27 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-12-20 Everton FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2025-12-13 Arsenal FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-12-10 Club Brugge KV 0–3 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.98 AFC Bournemouth xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.97 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Bournemouth21% Draw25% Arsenal FC54%

Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw

46%

Draw or Arsenal FC

79%

AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AFC Bournemouth15% Draw43% Arsenal FC42%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

0 – 2

10%

0 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 3

6.4%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap	AFC Bournemouth covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	23%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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