We said: Arsenal 2-1 Bournemouth
Getting minutes into as many players' legs as possible is the top priority for both Arteta and Iraola at this stage of pre-season, and the Arsenal squad is significantly more weakened by international absentees.
However, as the Gunners boss should still be able to put out a strong first XI before ringing the second-half changes, the North London giants have our vote to edge a close battle.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 72.01%. A draw had a probability of 15.8% and a win for Bournemouth had a probability of 12.16%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.08%) and 3-1 (8.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.96%), while for a Bournemouth win it was 1-2 (3.51%).