Arsenal vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd May 2025

When Bournemouth come to Emirates Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Arsenal will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The Gunners are chasing the first place in the Premier League after collecting 67 points from their initial 34 encounters. Bournemouth trail them on 50 points after 34 rounds, sitting as number 10 in the table.

Arsenal are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Bournemouth in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Arsenal are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents seven goals, or an average of 0.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Bournemouth managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.

Arsenal took a hit when Bournemouth handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-0 win.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Prediction

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal beat Ipswich 0-4, drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace, before losing 0-1 against Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal won three of their previous six matches at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 11 goals to six against.

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-0 against Fulham, before recording a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace. Another draw followed then, this time 1-1 against Manchester United. Bournemouth claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and 12 scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Arsenal renew Bournemouth their acquaintance.

Arsenal won five matches, scored 23 goals and conceded 15 in their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 23 points. Bournemouth won five of their last 15 matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 23 and conceding 19 goals. They collected 20 points from these. Arsenal are looking at a record of 18 wins, 13 draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth are looking at 13 wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Squads

Arsenal Squad

Mikel Arteta will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bournemouth from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

David Raya (0/34), Neto (0/2), Tommy Setford (0/0), Ben White (0/13), Gabriel (3/28), Jakub Kiwior (1/13), Jurrien Timber (1/30), Kieran Tierney (0/10), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/12), Riccardo Calafiori (2/17), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (2/32), Declan Rice (2/32), Ethan Nwaneri (4/24), Jorginho (0/14), Leandro Trossard (8/34), Martin Oedegaard (2/26), Mikel Merino (6/25), Myles Lewis-Skelly (1/19), Thomas Partey (4/31), Bukayo Saka (6/21), Gabriel Jesus (3/17), Gabriel Martinelli (7/29), Kai Havertz (9/21), Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (0/1), Raheem Sterling (0/15).

Bournemouth Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The 42 year-old Andoni Iraola will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/27), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/22), Dean Huijsen (2/28), Illia Zabarnyi (0/32), James Hill (0/10), Julian Araujo (0/9), Julio Soler (0/1), Marcos Senesi (0/15), Matai Akinmboni (0/0), Milos Kerkez (2/34), Alex Scott (0/17), Ben Winterburn (0/3), Dango Ouattara (7/31), David Brooks (2/25), Lewis Cook (1/33), Marcus Tavernier (3/25), Tyler Adams (0/24), Zain Silcott-Duberry (0/1), Antoine Semenyo (9/33), Daniel Jebbison (0/12), Enes Unal (2/17), Evanilson (9/27), Justin Kluivert (12/30), Luis Sinisterra (1/12), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Remy Rees-Dottin (0/0), Ryan Christie (2/29).

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Team News

Arsenal might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bournemouth. Arsenal have to alter their line-up, as both Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard get a day in the shade.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Lineups

Arsenal vs Bournemouth H2H

Arsenal lost to 2-0 Bournemouth in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-0 win, which Arsenal dished out the match before that. Arsenal enjoy a good 7-1-2 advantage against Bournemouth, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 19/20.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Arsenal welcome Bournemouth as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Leandro Trossard brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, The Gunners will start him against Bournemouth, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Evanilson, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Arsenal claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bournemouth won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing one in this series of matches. Arsenal managed to open the scoring in no less than eight of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Bournemouth have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Arsenal and Bournemouth, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Arsenal scored 2.3 goals on average, while Bournemouth pulled 0.9 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Arsenal, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Bournemouth, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.