Arsenal FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Bournemouth 38 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Oliver
- Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
- Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
46 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L 07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–0 W 04 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L 17 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W 14 Mar Everton FC H 2–0 W 11 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Arsenal FC A 2–1 W 20 Mar Manchester United FC H 2–2 D 14 Mar Burnley FC A 0–0 D 03 Mar Brentford FC H 0–0 D 28 Feb Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D 21 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–0 D Season Stats
Arsenal FC AFC Bournemouth #1 Position #6 85 Points 57 38 Played 38 26 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 13 / 18 / 7 71 Scored 58 27 Conceded 54 +44 GD +4 2.24 PPG 1.50 68% Win % 34% Key Stats
58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season29% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this seasonArsenal FC are 1st (85 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 6th (57 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-455/–46-601/–61-75–/276+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededAFC Bournemouth0-15–/–16-301/–31-453/246-603/–61-751/176+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Arsenal FC gets underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Smith made 322 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with AFC Bournemouth winning 50% of all matches.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' What a strike from Eli Kroupi! The score is 0-1.
- 22' 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.
- 27' Myles Lewis-Skelly needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 32' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Alex Scott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' What an equalizer from Viktor Gyokeres!
- 40' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Declan Rice, as he is very good at scoring at Emirates Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 54' The whistle greets Kai Havertz as he departs to be replaced by Eberechi Eze.
- 59' Alex Toth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 396 games and scored 601 goals.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Tyler Adams. He replaces Ryan Christie on 70 minute.
- 74' What a strike from Alex Scott! The score is 1-2.
- 76' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Martin Zubimendi departs to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus.
- 77' Adrien Truffert was booked on 77.
- 79' AFC Bournemouth player sees a card in front of him.
- 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Viktor Gyokeres on 80.
- 85' The whistle greets Eli Kroupi as he departs to be replaced by Alex Toth.
- 90' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a card on 90.
- 90' Enes Unal is replacing Evanilson for the AFC Bournemouth side.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 41
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Kai Havertz ↓ Eberechi Eze 54'
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4
Ben White ↓ Cristhian Mosquera 76'
- 36
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11
Martinelli ↓ Leandro Trossard 54'
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20
Noni Madueke ↓ Max Dowman 54'
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Bench
- 13
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9
Gabriel Jesus ↑ 76'
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10
Eberechi Eze ↑ 54'
- 16
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19
Leandro Trossard ↑ 54'
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3
Cristhian Mosquera ↑ 76'
- 89
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56
Max Dowman ↑ 54'
Coach Mikel ArtetaAFC Bournemouth Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 23
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10
Ryan Christie ↓ Tyler Adams 70'
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 8
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37
Rayan ↓ David Brooks 70'
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22
Eli Kroupi ↓ Alex Toth 85'
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20
Alex Jimenez ↓ Adam Smith 90'
Bench
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7
David Brooks ↑ 70'
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15
Adam Smith ↑ 90'
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26
Enes Unal ↑ 90'
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12
Tyler Adams ↑ 70'
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- 11
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27
Alex Toth ↑ 85'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
Arsenal FC Form
AFC Bournemouth Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.75 Arsenal FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.99 AFC Bournemouth xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Bournemouth winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.74Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw 76%Draw or AFC Bournemouth 51%Arsenal FC or AFC Bournemouth 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%1 – 0 10.5%2 – 0 9.7%2 – 1 9.4%0 – 0 8.3%3 – 0 5.5%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 5.5%1 – 2 Actual2 – 2 4.7%0 – 2 3.1%3 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC
Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 17% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 23% 46% -0.5 54% — 46% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 13% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✓AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.