Bournemouth v Arsenal

Bournemouth vs Arsenal Preview

Bournemouth take on Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon with the hosts once again looking to pick up their first win of this season's Premier League campaign while Arsenal will be eager to make the most of their hosts' poor start to this term and collect all three points in order to remain in touch with Manchester City at the top of the table.

Having picked up three draws but on the losing side on the other three occasions, Bournemouth at least find themselves sitting just above the early relegation zone thanks to stalemates with West Ham, Brentford and Chelsea in 1-1, 2-2 and 0-0 draws respectively.

However, losses incurred against the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham and Brighton have prevented The Cherries from moving themselves further away from the bottom three clubs, and the hosts face the tough task of keeping Arsenal quiet here down on the south coast on Saturday afternoon.

Goals look the best option here especially given Arsenal's very low price for a straight win, as both teams have scored in four of Bournemouth's six league matches to date in the English top flight and further goals look likely this Saturday too.

Arsenal have enjoyed the exact opposite of Bournemouth heading into this upcoming clash at the Vitality Stadium as The Gunners are still unbeaten after their opening six games of this new season which have seen Mikel Arteta's side pick up four wins and two draws to date.

This encouraging start has come in the form of victories gained over Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Manchester United and Everton while also picking up points in score-draws with Fulham 2-2 and Tottenham 2-2, so the north London club will certainly fancy their chances of taking the spoils down on the south coast on Saturday against a wobbling Bournemouth outfit.

A straight win on its own for Arsenal is priced too low to consider but four of Arsenal's last six league matches have also produced goals for both teams and so the goals markets look the most appealing option for this upcoming encounter.

Bournemouth v Arsenal Verdict

Both sides are expected to be highly motivated in chasing all three points here as Bournemouth will be desperate to get themselves off the mark while Arsenal will want to reduce the existing four-point gap between themselves and Manchester City with a win here.

Goals certainly look likely though at the Vitality Stadium as six out of the previous eight meetings between Bournemouth and Arsenal have produced goals for both teams and with both sides expected to be on the front foot in order to pick up all three points for differing reasons, the prospects of goals at both ends of the park looks likely.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & Both Teams To Score Yes @ 2.75

Correct score: Arsenal 2-1 @ 9.00