Arsenal – Bournemouth SOCCER PICKS
Arsenal and AFC Bournemouth meet at Emirates Stadium, in a match for the 28 th round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 25-11-2018, Arsenal won out by (1-2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 09-09-2017, in a match for the Premier League which ended with Arsenal’s victory by (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by D. Welbeck (6 ‘e 50’) and A. Lacazette (27 ‘) for Arsenal. Despite being a match between 4th and 10th of the table, it is actually a match between the 3rd classified in home games and the 16th as a visitor.
Arsenal:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 53 points won, after 16 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Huddersfield Town, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Southampton, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since it has won 35 points in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 26 conceded, against 35 points won at its stadium, with 30 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Arsenal has won 8 and tied 2, for which they have won 26 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have a sequence of 7 wins in the last home matches and they have not lost any of the last 13 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (5 out of 14 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 13 of the last 14 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 27 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 11 of their 30 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 11 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Arsenal enter this day motivated, after a home win, 2-0 at the reception at Southampton: Lacazette and Mkhitaryan scored the goals of the victory. Like the opponent of this round, Arsenal usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a style of game of constant transitions, in which the three most advanced men are Mkhitaryan, Lacazette and Iwobi. The two great valences of the whole house are the way he gets comebacks and the ease in creating dangerous situations. Coach Unai Emery will not be able to count on Koscielny, Papastathopoulos, Bellerín, Holding and Welbeck, for being injured.
AFC Bournemouth:
The away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Liverpool, by (3-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 9 points in away matches and 25 at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 30 conceded, against 26 goals scored and 18 conceded at home. For the league, AFC Bournemouth won 6 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins and 8 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 8 defeats in the last matches as a visitor. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 13 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 27 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 15 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 away matches for this competition: they have scored 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
The Bournemouth enters this performance after a draw at home, a ball, at the reception at Wolverhampton. Like the rival of this day, the foreign team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the aim of trying to take advantage of the counterattacks. In any case, we believe that Bournemouth will adopt a more defensive stance, with the aim of not allowing spaces for its adversary. The Bournemouth coach should not be able to count on Brooks, Wilson, Francis and Cook, for recovering from injury.
