Bournemouth vs Man Utd – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

The Cherries have drawn four straight matches and are unbeaten in ten in the league. United are winless in five league matches vs Bournemouth, losing three of those.

Bournemouth Form

The Cherries are unbeaten in 10 league matches, with four wins and six draws. They sit 10^th in the league table, but they’re just two points above 14^th place. Their last four matches have all ended in stalemates. A 2-1 win at Everton made it three wins in four matches. They allowed 2.94 xG in that win.

A 0-0 draw at West Ham was a fortunate result as they allowed 3.27 xG. They outshot Sunderland 21-8 in a 1-1 home draw vs the Black Cats. A 0-0 home draw against Brentford was followed by a 0-0 draw away at Burnley as they had 22 shots and missed three big chances.             

Bournemouth Team News

The Cherries will be without Justin Kluivert in the number ten role. Lewis Cook has a thigh injury and will play no part in this match either.

Tyler Adams will need a late fitness test in the engine room after a hamstring strain. Julio Soler is ruled out of this one. Junior Kroupi is excelling as the number ten in Kluivert’s absence.

Bournemouth Motivation

Andoni Iraola’s side will look to attack. They’re an exciting, intense side who don’t sit back.

Bournemouth will go for the win in this match. A draw would be a decent result, but they won’t settle for one at any point.

Man Utd Form

Manchester United are flying under Michael Carrick and look best-placed to finish in the top three positions in the table. His nine matches at the helm have seen seven wins and one draw. After deservedly beating Man City 2-0, they won 3-2 at Arsenal and 2-1 vs Fulham. A dominant 2-0 win over Tottenham came against ten men.

A late strike rescued a 1-1 draw away at West Ham before a 1-0 win at Everton. With a 20-8 shot count, they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at home. A 2-1 loss at ten-man Newcastle drew criticism, butt they bounced back to beat Aston Villa 3-1 at home last time out.  

Man Utd Team News

Man Utd have three players out injured. Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez will play no part in defence and Patrick Dorgu is also ruled out for this match. Mason Mount is available again after an injury.

Noussair Mazraoui is available after illness. Benjamin Sesko could again be used as an impact substitute.

Man Utd Motivation

United are full of confidence and will target nothing than a less. They won’t be satisfied with a draw from this match.

They will look to dominate at times and sit back in other parts of the clash. With subs like Sesko, they can win the game late on.

Key Stats

• Bournemouth are unbeaten in 10 league matches (4 wins, 6 draws)
• Bournemouth have drawn their last 4 matches (1 goal scored)
• Man Utd are winless in 5 league matches vs Bournemouth (3 losses, 2 draws)
• Man Utd have won 7 of their last 9 matches
• Man Utd’s Benjamin Sesko has scored 8 goals in his last 453 minutes of football

Verdict

The stats suggest that the hosts may get something. However, their lack of recent goalscoring threat means that United should have too much.

Best Bet: Man Utd win at 2.06

High Value Bet: Man Utd win to nil at 4.50

Goalscorer Tip: Benjamin Sesko to score anytime at 2.37