Manchester Utd vs Bournemouth prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-14 20:00.
[p]Bournemouth will hope their recent Old Trafford heroics can inspire them to end their horrid run of form when they travel to take on a Manchester United side stalking the top four.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A 4-1 win over Premier League strugglers Wolves made it one defeat in nine matches for Manchester United (W5, D3), who started the round just one point adrift of the top four. Ruben Amorim’s side are about to see the right-hand side of their formation decimated as three key players depart for the Africa Cup of Nations, but United should have them available as they seek to end a two-match winless run at Old Trafford (D1, L1). Missed opportunities against West Ham (1-1) and Everton (1-0) continued an alarming trend that has seen United keep just one clean sheet in 15 Premier League outings all season.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth travel north in freefall after failing to win their last six league games (D2, L4), their worst such run since February 2024. Their 0-0 draw against Chelsea looks creditable in the context of that recent slump, but it was the Cherries’ second successive failure to score, with those two games seeing them register just 18 shots in total – some 28 fewer than their prior two matches. Andoni Iraola’s men could take plenty of trepidation on the road where they’ve gone winless in five league trips (D2, L3), conceding 3+ goals in the last four outings of that sequence.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Bournemouth won the last two meetings at Old Trafford 3-0 and could become the first side to beat United while scoring 3+ goals in three successive top-flight away H2Hs. United are winless in the last four H2Hs at any venue (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Prior to this round, only Manchester City (12) had opened the scoring in more Premier League games this season than United (ten).[/p]
[p]Seven of the 22 goals United conceded this league season came beyond the 75th minute (32%).[/p]
[p]Bournemouth conceded 2+ goals in six of their seven away games this Premier League season.[/p]
[p]Bournemouth won just one of the four away league games they scored first in this term (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Bruno Fernandes has been involved in eight goals in his last eight games for United (G2, A6), with no player starting the round with more Premier League assists this term (six) or chances created (45). Antoine Semenyo could be confident of ending his seven-game goal drought here after netting in both of last season’s two H2Hs.[/p]
[p]Benjamin Šeško is nearing a return for United, who retain doubts over Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire. Bournemouth’s Marcos Senesi may miss out after he was taken off against Chelsea.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given their recent H2H superiority, there could be value in backing Bournemouth to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]