Wolves vs Bournemouth PREVIEW & PREDICTION 15/12/2018

Wolverhampton Wanderers and AFC Bournemouth face at Molineux Stadium, in a match for the 17th round of the Premier League. There is only one record of 1 direct match in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 03-03-2015, which ended with the victory of AFC Bournemouth by (2-1). The AFC Bournemouth presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Wolverhampton Wanderers:

The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Chelsea, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Newcastle United, by (1-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 15 conceded. For the league, Wolverhampton Wanderers won 11 points out of 24 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 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 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches have ended with less than 3 goals. In 16 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there are 3 periods that stand out: they scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 6 of his 11 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘) and 4 of his 11 between (61′-75’).

The Wolverhampton team comes from two excellent results in this competition and hopes to maintain this pace, thus approaching the qualifying zone. Acting at home is essential to get control of the game, despite being aware that it will be a complicated confrontation. The objective of the homeowners is to have possession of the ball in their favor, in order to try to create their attacking moves and try to complete them efficiently. In the last round, the Wolverhampton team won an away win against Newcastle, by the 2×1 score. The local coach must not have important absences for this round.

AFC Bournemouth:

After 7 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, the away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 23 points won. In the last match, they lost in a home match against Liverpool (0-4), after in the previous match they won at home, against Huddersfield Town, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 22 conceded. In their last match away from home in this competition they lost (3-1) against Manchester City. In the last 7 away matches for the championship AFC Bournemouth has 3 wins and 4 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 21 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 33 of the last 48 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only won 1 result. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

The Bournemouth team has been going through a difficult moment in these last rounds, because it accumulated bad results, which made the team fall some positions in the leaderboard. Playing away from home, the difficulties must appear, so it is important to be quite concentrated throughout the 90 minutes of play. In the last round, the Bournemouth team ended up being thrashed at home by Liverpool, by the score of 4×0. The visiting technician must take to the field what is best for him at his disposal.


PREDICTION: Wolves to win @ 1.94

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