Paul Lambert takes his Stoke City to the South Coast in what promises to be a real basement battle. Stoke won their first game under Lambert’s stewardship at home to Huddersfield last time out whilst Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 5 Premier League matches as Eddie Howe looks to engineer a route towards safety for the Cherries.
English Premier League – Bournemouth v Stoke City – Vitality Stadium – Saturday 3rd February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at Ladbrokes |
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The Cherries are in fine form in the Premier League and are unbeaten in their last 5 matches as they look to stretch away from the relegation zone. Their FA Cup defeat to Wigan is the only blotch on their copy book in 2018 as Eddie Howe’s men sit 12th in the table with 25 points – 3 points above the drop zone. Callum Wilson tops the scoring charts for the Cherries with 7 goals so far this campaign.
Stoke City
With Mark Hughes’s tenure coming to an end earlier in the month, Paul Lambert was the surprise choice to replace the Welshman at the Bet 365 Stadium. The Potters currently sit 17th in the table, with 23 points from 24 games and are one point above the dreaded drop zone. Mame Biram Diouf tops the scoring charts for Stoke with 5 goals in all competitions so far this term.
Head to Head
Stoke City hold a dominant 13:7 lead in the head to head record between the teams with another 7 games ending as draws.
Bournemouth picked up an impressive 2-1 win at the Bet 365 Stadium back in October thanks to goals from Andrew Surman and Junior Stanislas.
Bournemouth v Stoke City – Betting Odds and Predictions
Both sides have leaked goals this term and this could be a very open game between two attack-minded sides.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a sure bet at 7/10 with Coral.
Mame Biram Diouf scored last time out against Huddersfield and Paul Lambert is deploying him in a more attacking role.
Mame Biram Diouf to score anytime looks way over priced at 37/13 with Unibet.
This could be a very open game with both sides desperate for points.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks unbelievable value at 8/11 with William Hill.
These sides are very evenly matched and this one could end up being a draw.
The match to end as a draw looks a value bet at 12/5 with Betfred.
Score Prediction
Bournemouth 2 – 2 Stoke City – 14/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip Bournemouth v Stoke City
Stoke have been buoyed by the arrival of Paul Lambert and will be eager to pick up points on the road whilst Bournemouth will look to take the game to the Potters. The match to finish as a draw and both teams to score looks a super bet at 10/3 with Ladbrokes.