Bournemouth travel across the border to Swansea looking to continue their great recent form. The Cherries have picked up 6 points from their last 2 games and their resounding 4-0 win over Huddersfield last time out will give Eddie Howe real cause for optimism. Swansea have lost their last 5 matches in all competitions and need to pick up points quickly as they are already 2 points adrift of Premier League safety.
Swansea City
The pressure continues to pile on Paul Clement whose side have only scored 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Sat in 19th place in the table, the Swans have only picked up 8 points from their opening 12 games and have managed a mere 7 goals this term in the Premier League. Tammy Abraham has impressed so far on loan in South Wales and the England international has scored 5 goals for the Swans.
Premier League – Liberty Stadium, Plasmarl – Saturday 25th November – 15:00 UK Time
Swansea CityBest Odd of: 17/10 at Ladbrokes |
Draw Best Odd of: 12/5 at Ladbrokes |
BournemouthBest Odd of: 17/10 at Skybet |
Bournemouth
The Cherries were embroiled in relegation trouble prior to their back to back wins over Newcastle and Huddersfield. Eddie Howe’s men have climbed to 13th place in the table, with 13 points to their name after their opening 12 matches. 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.
Head to Head
Swansea and Bournemouth have identical head to head records heading into Saturday’s clash at the Liberty Stadium. Both sides have won 23 matches against each other historically with another 11 draws being played out between the two sides. Bournemouth did the double over Swansea last season – winning 2-0 at home whilst picking up an impressive 3-0 win at the Liberty Stadium in the equivalent fixture with Benik Afobe, Ryan Fraser and Josh King scoring the goals.
Odds and Predictions
Swansea have struggled for goals this term but Bournemouth generally adopt an open approach – both home and away.
Both teams to score – YES – looks good value at 10/11 with William Hill.
Callum Wilson has returned with a bang for Bournemouth and he looks to be fit and firing.
Callum Wilson to score anytime is fantastic value at 15/8 with Betway.
Swansea have only scored 4 home goals this season.
Swansea NOT to score 2+ goals looks a great bet at 4/9 with Coral.
Bournemouth will come in to the match full of confidence but Swansea are a resolute outfit.
The match to finish as a draw represents a good bet at 12/5 with Bet 365.
Score Prediction
Swansea City 1 – 1 Bournemouth – 6/1 with Bet 365.
Top Betting Tip
Both sides need points and it could be an entertaining game between two footballing sides.
The match to finish as a draw and both teams to score represents a good bet at 15/4 with Bet 365.