Bournemouth vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd January 2026

Bournemouth welcome Arsenal this coming 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.

Bournemouth are placed 15th with 23 points after 19 matches. Arsenal occupy a position as oneth in the league on 45 points.

Although Bournemouth trail after Arsenal by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige.

Bournemouth go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 24. That amounts to an average of 2.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Arsenal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded nine, an average of 0.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

Bournemouth had a good reading on Arsenal in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Prediction

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth are without a win from their previous three outings, as Burnley managed a draw, before they lost 4-1 against Brentford. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea. Bournemouth only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded five goals.

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 managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding five times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Bournemouth and Arsenal are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Bournemouth fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 17 goals. Arsenal won five of their previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League. They scored 14 and conceded one goals and collected 15 points. Bournemouth claimed five wins, eight draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of 14 wins, three draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Squads

Bournemouth Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Andoni Iraola, will select the lineup against Arsenal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Djordje Petrovic (0/19), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/10), Adrien Truffert (0/19), Alex Jimenez (0/15), Bafode Diakite (0/15), James Hill (0/10), Julian Araujo (0/0), Julio Soler (0/3), Marcos Senesi (0/18), Matai Akinmboni (0/0), Owen Bevan (0/0), Alex Scott (1/19), David Brooks (1/17), Lewis Cook (0/9), Marcus Tavernier (4/19), Ryan Christie (1/11), Tyler Adams (2/15), Veljko Milosavljevic (0/5), Amine Adli (1/15), Antoine Semenyo (9/18), Ben Gannon Doak (0/4), Eli Junior Kroupi (5/14), Enes Unal (1/7), Evanilson (2/17), Justin Kluivert (2/17), Remy Rees-Dottin (0/0).

Arsenal Squad

Here is the full team squad of Arsenal. The 43 year-old Mikel Arteta will select his starting lineup from the following players:

David Raya (0/19), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Ben White (0/5), Cristhian Mosquera (0/10), Gabriel (2/13), Jurrien Timber (2/18), Piero Hincapie (0/10), Riccardo Calafiori (1/16), William Saliba (0/15), Christian Noergaard (0/3), Declan Rice (2/18), Ethan Nwaneri (0/6), Leandro Trossard (5/15), Martin Oedegaard (1/13), Martin Zubimendi (3/19), Max Dowman (0/2), Mikel Merino (3/18), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/13), Noni Madueke (0/10), Bukayo Saka (4/17), Eberechi Eze (4/15), Gabriel Jesus (1/4), Gabriel Martinelli (1/14), Kai Havertz (0/1), Viktor Gyoekeres (5/17).

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Team News

Arsenal have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Bournemouth this coming Saturday. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard can't be called upon by Arsenal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Lineups

Bournemouth vs Arsenal H2H

Bournemouth won the last two meetings against Arsenal, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. In total, they have played six matches in past seasons with The Gunners running away with most of the points. They won three encounters, with Bournemouth stealing all 3 points in two matches. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 8/15.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Results

The past ten matches between Bournemouth and Arsenal have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Betting Tips

In their last 10 matches at Vitality Stadium across all tournaments Bournemouth won four times, drew four and lost two times. Arsenal claimed seven wins, two draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Arsenal claimed six wins without conceding a goal from their last 10 outings away from home. A number worth bearing in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Bournemouth and Arsenal, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Bournemouth scored 0.9 goals on average, while Arsenal pulled 2.3 goals on average. 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. In the last ten games for Arsenal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.