Burnley vs Bournemouth prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-03-02 13:00.
[p]Amidst growing calls for boss Vincent Kompany to face the sack, the Burnley board delivered the dreaded vote of confidence in their manager. Coming into the round a whopping 11 points adrift of safety, bridging that gap seems highly unlikely for a side who have only won 13 points all season long (W3, D4, L19) and returning to Turf Moor certainly won’t heighten expectations they can build on the Premier League’s joint-sixth worst record after 26 games in history. [/p]
[p]That’s because the Clarets have won just one of their 13 home league games this term (D2, L10), leaving them with the ignominy of being the only side in Europe’s traditional top-five league to have lost ten or more home league games this season. The road to redemption could begin with the visit of Bournemouth though, against whom they have lost just one of their last 14 home league meetings (W7, D6).[/p]
[p]The Cherries have a little added motivation to improve upon that run, as they chase a first-ever league double over Burnley. They do make the long journey north on a bit of a downer though, after they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Leicester in extra-time in midweek, and on the back of a seven-match winless top-flight run (D3, L4), their league form hasn’t been much better. [/p]
[p]It’s actually their longest wait for a league win this season since they opened the campaign with a nine match winless run, although that streak ended in the reverse fixture which Bournemouth won 2-1. They’ll hope for a similar outcome here to avoid getting sucked into the relegation battle, but whatever the result, expect Bournemouth to get on the scoresheet after failing to net in just one of their 13 away league games this term. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Only against two clubs has Jay Rodriguez scored more career goals than he has against Bournemouth, including one in Burnley’s last home H2H win in February 2020. Philip Billing was on target in the reverse H2H, when his eye-catching 40-yard lob served as the game winner. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Burnley have won just one of their last ten Sunday-held Premier League home games (D4, L5).[/p]