Bournemouth vs Arsenal Predictions

Bournemouth vs Arsenal stats: key insights

• Opta supercomputerConsider Arsenal the favorite to win this game, with the visitors winning 53.51 TP3T in their 10,000 pre-game simulations.
• Arsenal's last 3-1 win over Southampton was their 1,999th top-flight victory. A win here would make them the second team to reach 2,000 after Liverpool (2,065).
• Bournemouth have missed more shots than any other team in the Premier League this season (18), while only three teams have had fewer shots on target than the Cherries (six).

Arsenal will look to extend their unbeaten start to the season when they travel to the Vitality Stadium to face Bournemouth on Saturday.

Arsenal have not lost any of their 10 matches in all competitions so far this season, winning seven of them. This is the Gunners' longest unbeaten season since the 2007-08 season, when they played 21 games in all competitions before tasting defeat.

This strong start puts them in third place on International Day, just a point behind leaders Liverpool.

Bournemouth have struggled against teams in the top half of the table recently, with their last 10 Premier League wins coming against opponents in the bottom half of the table. They haven't won in their last 11 games against top-half teams (four draws and seven defeats) since beating Manchester United 3-0 last December.

Andoni Iraola's side are 13th in the Premier League and have lost three of their last four games, which leaves them just five points above the relegation zone after seven games.

Looking at Arsenal's strong form on the road, their hopes of winning on Saturday don't get any brighter with Arteta's side unbeaten in the Premier League in 2024.

Arsenal have won 10 of their 12 Premier League away games this calendar year and they have failed to win just twice, away to Manchester City in March and September.

Arsenal also have a lot of firepower on the attacking end, as Havertz has been involved in 20 goals (13 goals, 7 assists) in his last 21 Premier League games. His first goal for Arsenal came in this match last season, scoring a penalty in a 4-0 win.

But Havertz is one of the few injury doubts Arsenal have ahead of this game. They are still without key player Martin Erdgeaux, while Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Thomas Partey are all doubtful, although Arteta seems optimistic about their chances on Friday. However, Ben White could feature after missing the last four games, while Bukayo Saka is likely to play despite limping out of the England squad.

Saka has scored 49 Premier League goals for Arsenal. On Saturday's matchday, he will be 23 years and 44 days old, and his goal against Bournemouth will make him the youngest player to score 50 goals for the club in the competition (and only the 11th Arsenal player to reach this milestone).

Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo has also impressed this season, leading his side with four goals (3G, 1A). He is also among the top 10 players in the Premier League for attacking involvement along with teammate Marcus Tavernier. For a list made up almost entirely of players from the so-called Big Six, it's impressive to see Bournemouth's winger excel.

The Cherries have a much shorter injury list, with Tyler Adams the only concern, although the U.S. international may still be in line to make his first Premier League start of the season.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Bournemouth have lost 11 of their 14 Premier League games against Arsenal, although all three exceptions have been in home games (3-3 in January 2017,2-1 in January 2018,1-1 in December 2019).

Since Bournemouth returned to the Premier League in 2022, Arsenal have won all four games by a combined score of 13-2, scoring three or more goals each time.

The most recent meeting between the two sides took place in May, with goals from Saka, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice helping Arsenal to a comfortable 3-0 win at home.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Predictions

Opta Supercomputer is strongly backing Arsenal to make it five wins in a row in all competitions, winning 53.5% in the pre-match simulation.

Bournemouth's chances of getting three points of their own are 22.9%, while a draw would see Arsenal drop points away from home in the Premier League for the third time in 2024, with an incidence of 23.6%.

Arsenal may currently be in third place, but they are considered second favorites to win the title, with 19.7% odds of winning the league and 69.6% chances of Manchester City lifting the trophy for the fifth time in a row.

The supercomputer predicts that Bournemouth will finish 14th and comfortably avoid relegation, while they only have 6.1% of relegation in the simulation.