Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2025-26
Arsenal FC
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Emirates Stadium 60,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 17' Eli Kroupi
Viktor Gyokeres pen 35' 1–1
1–2 74' Alex Scott
Y 77' Adrien Truffert
Y 79' Eli Kroupi
Viktor Gyokeres 80' Y
Y 90' James Hill

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
17 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.8 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

8
1
3
Arsenal FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 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

Recent Form

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

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G
AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Arsenal FC have kicked off against AFC Bournemouth. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Martin Zubimendi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' Goal! Eli Kroupi scores his 30 goal in 439 matches.
  • 22' William Saliba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Gabriel Magalhaes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 472 appearances.
  • 35' GOAL! Viktor Gyokeres scores on 35.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 341 games and scored 448 goals.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyler Adams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Arsenal FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Bournemouth's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 54' Eberechi Eze has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kai Havertz on 54 minute.
  • 59' Evanilson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 64' AFC Bournemouth fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 69' Arsenal FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Bournemouth backline.
  • 70' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! Tyler Adams comes on to replace Ryan Christie.
  • 74' What composure from Alex Scott! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 76' Arsenal FC make a change. Martin Zubimendi trudges off to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Adrien Truffert on 77 minutes.
  • 79' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Eli Kroupi gets a card.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Viktor Gyokeres on 80 minutes.
  • 85' A change in the AFC Bournemouth ranks — Eli Kroupi exits the field as Alex Toth enters on 85.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for James Hill.
  • 90' A tactical swap from AFC Bournemouth — Enes Unal on, Evanilson off on 90 minutes.
  • AFC Bournemouth celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Ben White 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Declan Rice 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Viktor Gyokeres 1
David Luiz 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 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

Arsenal FC Form

2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2026-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-04-04 Southampton FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-03-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-03-14 Arsenal FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2026-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal FC D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-03-14 Burnley FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-03-03 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Brentford FC D 2026-02-28 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-02-21 West Ham United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC49% Draw28% AFC Bournemouth23%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
76%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
51%
Arsenal FC or AFC Bournemouth
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC38% Draw46% AFC Bournemouth16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+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
40% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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