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Bournemouth v Arsenal: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Arsenal head to Bournemouth for the late Premier League game on Saturday and the Gunners can move top of the table by taking all three points at the Vitality Stadium.

The North London outfit are unbeaten across all competitions this season and they head to the south coast seeking a fifth successive victory.

The Cherries went down 1-0 at Leicester City in the last round of fixtures before the international break, but they do have a reasonable home record with four points from three games so far.

Bournemouth v Arsenal

Bournemouth v Arsenal betting tips and predictions

Arsenal -1 handicap - 13/8

Arsenal have a chance to put pressure on their key rivals on Saturday as they can leapfrog both Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the table with a win, and they should be able to win fairly convincingly at the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth made a bright start to the campaign with five points from their opening three games, but they’ve lost three of their four league outings since, with one win coming against promoted outfit Southampton.

The Gunners are on a four-game winning run across all competitions and all of those victories have come by two or more goals, including a 2-0 UEFA Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain.

Arsenal dominated the meetings between these two sides as they won both Premier League encounters, by an aggregate score of 7-0. 

The Cherries failed to score in both games against the Gunners last season.

They have also failed to score in their last three defeats and, if they do draw a blank on Saturday, there is a reasonable chance that Arsenal will triumph by more than two goals as they’ve scored at least twice in each of their last five games and more than twice in three of those.

Kai Havertz to score anytime - 7/4

Kai Havertz withdrew from the latest Germany squad citing a knee problem, but is expected to be fit to start at Bournemouth this weekend.

If Havertz is able to take his place in the starting XI, he is the standout pick for an anytime goal as he has been in fine form in recent weeks, scoring in each of his last four games for the Gunners across all competitions.

Havertz has four goals in seven games for Arsenal this season and scored in the corresponding fixture last season.

The 25-year-old forward is averaging a hefty 3.6 shots-per-game in the league, with 1.4 attempts per-game on target, so he should get a few chances at Bournemouth and he can make at least one count against a defence that has shipped 10 goals in seven games. 

Ryan Christie over 0.5 shots on target - 2/1

There is plenty of value to be found if you consider a few Bournemouth players in the shots on target market and midfielder Ryan Christie stands out here.

Christie has had two attempts in each of his last two appearances in the Premier League and seems to be getting in more attacking positions, having managed just one attempt in total across his first five games of the campaign.

The 29-year-old Scot looks to be reasonably accurate with under 15% of his attempts officially going down as off target. He manages the same amount on target, and the rest have been blocked - which suggests they may have tested the keeper had a defender not intervened. 

Christie comes into the game after scoring for Scotland against Croatia over the international break and he had four attempts in total across his side’s two games against the Croats and Portugal.

Therefore, he should be primed for a return to domestic action with the Cherries and he looks a strong value pick to at least record one attempt on goal.

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Bournemouth vs Arsenal odds

Bournemouth - 4/1
Draw -
29/10
Arsenal -
13/20

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.

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