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Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal · Premier League

2–3Historical match

Arsenal

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 2–3.

Shots
1512
Shots on target
35
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3–2. Recorded in this match (Bournemouth – Arsenal): shots 15–12, shots on target 3–5, possession 43%–57%, corners 7–5. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Bournemouth's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bournemouth's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.55 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.55 goals/match1.39 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bournemouth, Arsenal.

3.92 days ▲Rest daysBournemouth · Arsenal3.89 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBournemouthArsenalBaseline
Rest days3.92 days3.89 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.8 corners/match ●CornersBournemouth · Arsenal5.75 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricBournemouthArsenalBaseline
Corners5.8 corners/match5.75 corners/match4.9 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots12 shotsBournemouth 15 shots, Arsenal 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsBournemouth 3 shots, Arsenal 5 shots
  • Possession43%57%Bournemouth 43%, Arsenal 57%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersBournemouth 7 corners, Arsenal 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls8 foulsBournemouth 13 fouls, Arsenal 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards1 cardBournemouth 3 cards, Arsenal 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Bournemouth
0Draws
3Arsenal
Arsenal — Bournemouth · Premier League1–2
Bournemouth — Arsenal · Premier League2–0
Arsenal — Bournemouth · Premier League3–0
Bournemouth — Arsenal · Premier League0–4
Arsenal — Bournemouth · Premier League3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bournemouth favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Arsenal in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bournemouth20 matchesArsenal20 matches
1.55 goals/matchGoals scored20/20▲ 2 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲ 0.7 goals/match
13.9 shots/matchShots20/20▲ 15.2 shots/match
5.05 shots/matchShots on target20/205.1 shots/match
51%Possession20/20● 58.6%
5.8 corners/match ●Corners20/205.75 corners/match
2.45 cards/matchCards20/201.35 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls20/209.95 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples20 / 20home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 3 Jan 2026, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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