Season ticket holders at Vitality Stadium haven't seen too many victories this season, with AFC Bournemouth languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Arsenal will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, AFC Bournemouth are certainly not brimming with confidence. Game days at Vitality Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for AFC Bournemouth as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The AFC Bournemouth fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Vitality Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Burnley (placed 10th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Chelsea and winning 1-0.
The manager E. Howe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brighton & Hove Albion in only two days.
The AFC Bournemouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. On the other hand, AFC Bournemouth have conceded 13 goals.
Arsenal form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Arsenal have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.
P. Aubameyang was the last player to score for the away team. Arsenal haven't scored a league goal in the last 201 minutes.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Everton (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Manchester City.
After this away game Arsenal return home for a Premier League game against Chelsea. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Arsenal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Arsenal have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Arsenal - AFC Bournemouth 1-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: AFC Bournemouth won 1, Arsenal won 7 and 1 draw. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Aubameyang 11 goals |   H. Wilson 6 goals |  C. Wilson 5 goals |
AFC Bournemouth missing players
Arsenal missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 94% |
| 61% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 78% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 61% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 44% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 67% |
| 22% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 7.3 |
| 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 185 | 86 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 86 | 206 |
| 61 | 29 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 32 | 77 |
| 31% | 31% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 31% | 31% |
- Arsenal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Burnley | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Southampton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)