English Premier League - AFC Bournemouth VS Arsenal Prediction
English Premier League - AFC Bournemouth VS Arsenal
Match Time: 20-10-2024 00:30 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Bournemouth - LWLLWL
Regarding absentees, there’s just a single fitness concern for the Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength group. Tyler Adams (Back injury) is sidelined.
It looks as if The Cherries may well kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for this one and select Kepa Arrizabalaga, Adam Smith, Marcos Senesi, Illia Zabarnyi, Milos Kerkez, Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie, Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier, Dango Ouattara and Evanilson.
Bournemouth will be looking for an improved result here after the 1-0 Premier League defeat last time out to Leicester City.
In that match, Bournemouth managed 56% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Leicester City had 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Facundo Buonanotte (16') scored for Leicester City.
It has been seldom in recent games where Bournemouth have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Bournemouth have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, letting in 9 goals during that time. Nevertheless, we must now wait to see if that pattern shall be sustained here in this game.
Ahead of this clash, Bournemouth haven't beaten Arsenal in their previous 8 league matches.
Arsenal - DDWWWW
We reckon that The Gunners might make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, giving starts to David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard.
Arsenal will go into the game after a 3-1 Premier League win to beat Southampton in their last fixture.
In that game, Arsenal managed 59% possession and 29 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Arsenal, the scorers were Kai Havertz (58'), Gabriel Martinelli (68') and Bukayo Saka (88'). On the other side, Southampton had 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Cameron Archer (55') scored for Southampton.
Illustrating their involvement in action-packed matches, we’ve had goals 22 times in the previous 6 games in which Arsenal have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals each meeting. Their opponents have got 6 of these goals.
Leading up to this clash, Arsenal:
haven't been beaten by Bournemouth when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. A very decent away record against them.
have not been beaten in their last 12 away league matches. They really have been good on their travels.
Bournemouth possible starting lineup:
Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Tavernier, Sinisterra; Evanilson
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Merino, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Jesus, Trossard
Bournemouth vs Arsenal Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Arsenal have an excellent record against Bournemouth and have won 13 out of the 16 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Bournemouth's paltry one victory.
*Bournemouth have lost 11 of their 14 matches against Arsenal in the Premier League - the three games where they have managed to avoid defeat have been played out at the Vitality Stadium.
*Since Bournemouth returned to the Premier League in 2022, they have lost all their four matches against Arsenal in the competition and have conceded 13 goals in the process.
*Each of Bournemouth's last 10 victories in the Premier League have come against teams that have started the game in the bottom half of the league table.
*Arsenal could become only the second team after Liverpool to pick up 2000 victories in the top flight this weekend
Prediction: Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
As toothless as Arsenal's first-half performance was against Southampton, Arteta kept his big-hitters in reserve before calling on the cavalry in the second half, and there is hope that both Saka and the in-form Martinelli will be given the green light to feature here. The Gunners should therefore pick up where they left off before the hiatus, as Bournemouth have been indifferent in front of goal and have flattered to deceive versus top-10 sides in 2024.
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