Bournemouth vs Manchester United Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Bournemouth

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Bournemouth will be hoping to bounce back here after a 2-0 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Crystal Palace.

In that game, Bournemouth had 40% possession and 5 shots at goal with 0 of them on target. For their opponents, Crystal Palace had 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. Eberechi Eze (39', 58') scored for Crystal Palace.

It’s been all too rare in recent games that Bournemouth haven’t conceded. The facts show that Bournemouth have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 12 goals during that time. That trend might not be sustained here, though.

Heading into this fixture, Bournemouth have not emerged victorious against Manchester United in their last 2 league games.

Manchester United

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Manchester United will go into the encounter after a 2-0 Premier League win with the defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Manchester United managed 48% possession and 27 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Manchester United, goals were scored by Anthony Martial (32') and Alejandro Garnacho (94'). At the other end, Wolverhampton Wanderers got 5 shots on goal with 0 on target.

In 5 of the prior six clashes involving Manchester United, a comparatively low number of goals have been struck between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a mere 1.5, with the number of goals averaged by The Red Devils being 0.83.

Coming into this fixture, Manchester United have not won away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 18/04/2018 shows that Bournemouth have won 1 of them & Manchester United 5, with the tally of drawn games being 0.

An aggregate of 21 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 5 of them from The Cherries and 16 being from The Red Devils. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The last league game featuring the two was Premier League match day 19 on 03/01/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Manchester United 3-0 Bournemouth.

In that match, Manchester United managed 59% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Casemiro (23'), Luke Shaw (49') and Marcus Rashford (86').

On the other side, Bournemouth had 7 shots on goal with 4 on target.

The referee was Michael Salisbury.

📋 Team News: Bournemouth

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Bournemouth manager Gary O'Neil to contend with from an otherwise complete set of players. David Brooks (Fitness) will miss out.

It seems likely that The Cherries should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for the game, handing starts to Neto, Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Lloyd Kelly, Matias Vina, Jefferson Lerma, Joe Rothwell, Dango Ouattara, Philip Billing, Ryan Christie and Dominic Solanke.

🗞️ Team News: Manchester United

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has to choose a team with limited availability. Scott McTominay (Unknown Injury), Marcel Sabitzer (Meniscal Injury), Tom Heaton (Ankle Injury), Lisandro Martínez (Metatarsal Fracture) and Donny van de Beek (Knee Injury) are those who can’t be considered.

It’s our belief that The Red Devils might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to David De Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, V. Nilsson Lindeloef, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Manchester United can see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

At the other end, Bournemouth might well find it difficult to get goals of their own although we reckon that they could well end up hitting back at some stage, too.

Our selection here is for a decent 1-3 margin for Manchester United after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 00:40 16/05/2023