On Saturday, from 15:00 pm, Bournemouth receives Burnley’s replica at Vitality Stadium in the 18th round of the Premier League.
Bournemouth can’t count on injured Ake, Brooks, Cook, Daniels and Smith, while striker Callum Wilson is uncertain. From the guests I can’t play Gudmundsson and Long, but Sean Dyche has a good lot numerically and will line up a competitive first “11”. But Bournemouth is a tough team to beat at home, which has an excellent share on the weekend.
Last stage, the “cherry trees” defeated by a shock 1-0 at Chelsea, and now ranks 14th in the Premier League (goals 19-24), with five successes in 17 matches. Burnley is 12th (goals 22-29) and has only two points ahead of Bournemouth, but the white-and-white team comes after a big victory. Last season, Burnley went 1-0 at Newcastle on home soil, managing to escape pressure after three consecutive EPL failures: 0-5 with Tottenham, 1-4 with Manchester City and 0-2 with Crystal Palace .
Bournemouth needed even more success last weekend, having lost the previous four championship games, with Liverpool (0-3), Crystal Palace (0-1), Tottenham (0-1) and Wolverhampton (1-2). Burnley has the moral advantage of winning the last two straight duels with Bournemouth, 4-0 at home and 3-0 away, but the balance of strength is very balanced at this point. We note, however, that four of the last five straight duels ended with at least three goals scored, and the odds for the “over” bet is 1.90.
Although he got the first goal in half of the matches played this season on his own field, Bournemouth has a fighting spirit that should give them a chance at a good result. Burnley comes after a series of five consecutive trips in which they scored at least three goals, but Sean Dyche’s band does not excel when they play away from fans on Turf Moor.
PROBABLE TEAMS IN BOURNEMOUTH – BURNLEY
Bournemouth: Ramsdale; Stacey, Francis, Mepham, Rico; Cook, Billing, Lerma, Gosling, Fraser; King.
Burnley: Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Wood, Barnes.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,66
