Premier League: Bournemouth vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 20 match between Bournemouth and Arsenal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bournemouth welcome The Gunners on Saturday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 20 match.

Sitting top of the table, Arsenal claimed 45 points after 19 rounds, while Bournemouth have amassed 23 points. This ranks the latter as number 15 in the Premier League before the next round.

Team form: Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Burnley, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Brentford, who ran out 4-1 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 2-2 match with Chelsea. Bournemouth claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost one, scored eight goals and conceded five.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. A 2-1 win against Brighton followed, before they beat Aston Villa by 4-1. Arsenal won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight while also conceding five times.

Betting facts for Bournemouth and Arsenal

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bournemouth and Arsenal played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Popular markets: Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Full-time result

Bournemouth won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Arsenal won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Arsenal won their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Bournemouth scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Arsenal scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Bournemouth games Arsenal should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Bournemouth only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Arsenal claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bournemouth, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Arsenal, who scored two times on average in these matches. Arsenal are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 16 matches.