Eddie Howe’s in-form Bournemouth welcome the Premier League’s surprise package Burnley to the Vitality Stadium in a battle between two of the brightest young managers in English football. Bournemouth were in trouble less than a month ago but 3 wins in their last 4 games have pulled the Cherries away from danger. Sean Dyche has been receiving multiple plaudits for Burnley’s performances this term as the Clarets continue to impress and currently sit in 7th place in the Premier League.
English Premier League – Vitality Stadium – Wednesday 29th November 2017 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Ladbrokes |
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Bournemouth
BurnleyBournemouth
The Cherries smashed Huddersfield at home last time out to carry on their impressive form in recent weeks. The return of Callum Wilson seems to have added a focal point to their attack, from which they are benefitting. Eddie Howe’s men have climbed to 13th place in the table, with 13 points to their name after their opening 12 matches. As mentioned, Callum Wilson has returned from injury to give the Cherries a real boost and his hat-trick against Huddersfield last time out showed just how much he’d been missed at the Vitality.
Burnley
The Clarets have only lost twice this season and have taken down some of the biggest names in the Premier League including Chelsea. Sean Dyche has built a formula on solid defence coupled with slick forward play which very few teams have found a way to deal with this term. Having only lost on the road at Manchester City this term, The Clarets are sat in 7th position and European football looks a distinct possibility. They have only conceded 9 goals this season – the joint third lowest total in the division. Chris Wood has suffered with injury problems in recent weeks but has notched 4 goals already since his summer move from Leeds United.
Head to Head
Burnley have won the majority of the previous meetings between the two teams leading the head to head by 10 wins to 5 in the historical record with another 5 draws being played out between the sides. Both games yielded goals last term – Burnley winning 3-2 at Turf Moor almost a year ago whilst Bournemouth got their revenge in May with a 2-1 win in the equivalent fixture.
Odds and Predictions
Bournemouth’s attacking play has improved in recent weeks and Burnley have only failed to score on the road once this term.
Both teams to score – YES– looks a strong bet at 5/6 with Sky Bet.
Callum Wilson looks integral to the Cherries success this term and his pace is a real asset for their style of play.
Callum Wilson to score anytime looks unbelievable value at 8/5 with Uni Bet.
This could be a very even game between two well matched sides.
The match to be a draw and half time and full time looks an excellent punt at 17/4 with Bet Victor.
With the wealth of attacking talent on show it could be an excellent game.
The match to finish as a draw looks a wise move at 5/2 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
Bournemouth 1 – 1 Burnley – 6/1 with Bet 365.
Top Betting Tip
With both teams in good form, this could be one of the games of the round – but they could well cancel each other out. The match to finish as a draw and both teams to score pays a healthy 4/1 with Stan James.