Bournemouth vs Ipswich prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-04-01 18:45.
[p]It was heartache over the weekend for Bournemouth as they were eliminated from the FA Cup despite initially taking the lead against Manchester City (L 2-1). Their focus will now switch back to the Premier League where they could yet make history this season, as they enter this midweek round just five points from the top four with just nine games to go. [/p]
[p]Losing three of their last four league outings after losing just three of the 18 prior (W10, D5), Bournemouth must recapture that sort of form if they’re to make a European push, especially at home where they now stand on the brink of losing four straight Premier League games for the first time. A visit from basement boys Ipswich Town may be timely then, as Bournemouth look to complete a first H2H league double since 1949/1950. [/p]
[p]The writing has been on the wall for some time for Ipswich, who remain winless in the league in 2025 (D2, L8) and consequently enter this round just one place but nine points adrift of safety. A fifth consecutive defeat here would secure the Tractor Boys’ longest run of league defeats since a seven-game stretch in 2011, but they may take confidence from playing out draws in five of the six games against the three sides directly above Bournemouth ahead of the round (L1). [/p]
[p]Backing up those hopes may be the fact that Ipswich have accrued 59% of their points haul on the road, a league high. Grabbing five goals across their last four defeats across all venues, Kieran McKenna’s men often pose a threat despite the negatives, which also feeds into the trend of both teams scoring in each of the last eight H2Hs in a run stretching back to 1989. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dango Ouattara has three goals against bottom-three opponents this season for Bournemouth and contributed to both goals in the 2-1 reverse victory. Four of Liam Delap’s ten Premier League goals this season served to open the scoring, but he was on the winning side in just one of those matches. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: Only Brentford and Spurs have failed to win more than Bournemouth’s 14 Premier League games when scoring first since the start of last season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]