One of the biggest surprises of the season Bournemouth will look to continue their amazing start of the season as they host Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United who have found some life recently picking up 7 pts from last 9 in the league. Bournemouth currently sit 6th in the league just 2 points away from top 4 while Man Utd are just 8th but it really is a matter of time until they rise. Man Utd have dominated Bournemouth in recent meetings and will hope to do so here again.
Key Facts
Bournemouth have the 5th highest scoring record in the Premier League with 19 goals in 10 games.
Callum Wilson has been the man in form with 5 goals and 4 assists this season for Bournemouth.
Bournemouth are currently unbeaten in 5 league games having won 4 and drawn the other in that period.
Bournemouth have kept 3 consecutive clean sheets in the league after keeping just 1 in the first 7 games.
Bournemouth have only faced one big 6 side this season where they lost away to Chelsea 2-0.
On average there are 3.1 goals scored in Bournemouth games. 7 over 2.5 goals games from 10.
Bournemouth are unbeaten at home this season with a 3W 2D 0L record.
Man Utd have a 4W 1D 1L record against Bournemouth since Bournemouth got promoted.
Man Utd have been good going forward with 17 goals (6th best in the league) but they have the 3rd, YES THIRD worst defensive record with 17 goals conceded. They’ve only kept 1 league clean sheet.
On average there are 3.4 goals scored in games that Manchester United are involved in. They’ve had 8 over 2.5 goals games in 10.
Romelu Lukaku is enduring a 9 game goal drought for Man Utd.
Anthony Martial is the man in form with 4 goals in his last 3 league apps.
Team News
Bournemouth: Bournemouth could be without their captain Simon Francis who picked up an injury in midweek cup action against Norwich and will have to be evaluated whether he can play. Furthermore, forward Josh King is going to be out with an injury. Elsewhere, Bournemouth have no issues and should be able to field a strong squad.
Manchester United: Valencia, Dalot, Jones and Fellaini are all going to be out for Jose Mourinho, however Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard have returned to full fitness but its questionable whether either one of them are going to start. Last week we saw Lukaku dropped to the bench and it will be interesting to see whether Jose will opt to do the same this weekend after his United team picked up a good win over Everton with Lukaku not starting.
Betting Tips and Predictions
This game definitely screams goals considering that this is two of the most over-ish sides playing against each other. Bournemouth’s attack should be able to cause a ton of problems for Man Utd’s woeful defense but at the same time it should go the same the other way round given how talented United are going forward. Anything up to 3.5 goals over is a possibility to come through in this game. Bournemouth to avoid a defeat looks like a good bet too and even a Bournemouth Win is worth the risk. Bournemouth are playing really well and United despite gaining some form are still an extremely suspect team this season and this is exactly the type of game where them losing points shouldn’t come as a surprise. We believe that this will be a 2-2 draw but wouldn’t put it against Bournemouth to snatch a winner.
Match Odds (TonyBet)
Bournemouth Win – 3.65
Draw – 3.60
Manchester United Win – 2.07
KICK OFF – 3rd November 2018 – 12:30pm UK Time
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