Bournemouth vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-03-14 17:30.
[p]Bournemouth squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Tottenham last weekend, marking the first time this season they’ve gone three Premier League games without a win (D1, L2). With ten league fixtures remaining, European qualification is still a realistic target, but conceding late at Spurs felt like two points dropped and left manager Andoni Iraola urging his side to be more clinical, efficient and smart.[/p]
[p]They’ll likely need to heed his advice as they take on Brentford, a side they’re winless against in regular season league action since August 2014 (D2, L6) including failing to win either of the two previous Premier League meetings here (D1, L1). Arresting that run seems unlikely for a Cherries side who have lost their last two home league fixtures and have only picked up four points since the start of February – only the bottom three sides had earned fewer pre-round.[/p]
[p]Brentford might therefore sense an opportunity to close the six-point deficit between them and their hosts, although they too were left disappointed last weekend as Aston Villa ended their three-match unbeaten league run (L 1-0). That result stretched their winless home league run to seven matches (D2, L5), and their best performances have come on the road of late, in stark contrast to the start of the season.[/p]
[p]It’s taken a while, but the Bees have finally hit their groove on their travels this season as they’ve won their last four away league games, matching their tally from the previous 27 attempts (D4, L19)! All four of those victories came against sides starting this round in the bottom half, suggesting achieving five straight league wins on the road for the first time since late 2010 will prove challenging.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Evanilson has scored in both of Bournemouth’s last two games – four of his last five Premier League goals arrived after half-time. After Mikkel Damsgaard set up two goals in Brentford’s last away fixture (W 4-0 at Leicester), only Liverpool’s Mo Salah (17) had registered more PL assists this term than his ten after matchday 28.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Bournemouth’s last six league fixtures produced exactly one first-half goal.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]