Bournemouth vs. Arsenal: EPL Game Preview

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Bournemouth hosts Arsenal in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game next Saturday. Bournemouth is coming
off a 4-0 home loss against Manchester City on Saturday while Arsenal beat Leicester City 4-2 at home on Friday.

As of this writing, Arsenal is in second place in the Premier League standings with six points in two games while Bournemouth is in 11th place with three points in two games.

The player to watch in this game is Bukayo Saka, who has zero goals and zero assists in 2 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Saka a 25.66 percent chance to score against Bournemouth. He has 7 SCA and 2 GCA in 2 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Bournemouth: 7.00
• Arsenal: 1.44
• Draw: 4.70

Spread
• Bournemouth +1, +1.5: 1.85
• Arsenal -1, -1.5: 1.96

Total
• Over 2.5, 3: 1.96
• Under 2.5, 3: 1.86

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last met in Premier League action on December 26, 2019 and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Projected Leaders

For Bournemouth, Dominic Solanke has a 22.72 percent chance to score. He averages 1.71 shots overall per sim, 0.9 shots on goal per and 0.26 goals per sim.

For Arsenal, Bukayo Saka has a 25.66 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.32 shots overall per sim, 0.63 shots on goal per and 0.3 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

The Under.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Arsenal 1.49 to Bournemouth 0.92.

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