Bournemouth vs Southampton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-09-29 19:00.
[p]In this seasonâs first installment of the South Coast derby, Bournemouth host Southampton with the Cherries coming into this clash on the back of successive Premier League defeats. Both of those defeats came without scoring, but they havenât lost three successive top-flight games âto nilâ since the end of the 2022/23 season, so a bounce back, at least in scoring terms, should be expected. [/p]
[p]Bournemouth are yet to win at home in the league this season (D1, L1), and theyâll perhaps be fearful that run could continue given theyâve not won a home H2H since March 2016 (D2, L4). The last four games in that H2H run saw them draw a scoring blank, but with a respectable league record at the Vitality Stadium stretching back into last season (W4, D3, L2), scoring in all but one of those, theyâll be hopeful of breaking a couple of negative streaks here. [/p]
[p]Southampton have a streak of their own to break here, as theyâre winless in the league this season (D1, L4). Only a late Ipswich goal last week denied them a first Premier League win of the season, forcing them to settle for a 1-1 draw, with boss Russell Martin saying he was âangry and disappointedâ in the aftermath, but after insisting his side are âgetting betterâ with each passing game, heâll believe that first win is around the corner. [/p]
[p]Winning away in the top-flight is something thatâs been a long-standing issue though, with the Saints emerging victorious in none of their last nine Premier League road trips (D2, L7). Ending that streak against a side Martin has never beaten in a managerial H2H (D1, L2) could prove difficult, and perhaps the most concerning aspect is that his side have conceded 3+ times in each of those three games. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Big-money summer signing Evanilson is still waiting to open his Bournemouth account. If heâs to do so here, it may be early as six of his last seven club goals arrived before the hour mark. Eighteen-year-old Tyler Dibling has caught the eye since coming into the Southampton side and scoring his first goal for the club against Ipswich, with his recent performances reportedly attracting interest from Manchester United. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The designated home team has failed to score in five of the last seven H2Hs.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]