📏 Form Guide

Bournemouth

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Bournemouth will be looking for an improved result here after the 2-1 Premier League defeat last time out to Luton Town.

In that match, Bournemouth managed 44% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bournemouth was Marcus Tavernier (52'). Luton Town had 19 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Jordan Clark (73') and Carlton Morris (90') scored for Luton Town.

Bournemouth have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They have managed to rack up 12 during that time and have conceded a total of 8.

Going into this one, Bournemouth haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

Manchester United

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In the game prior to this, Manchester United drew 2-2 in the Premier League match with Liverpool.

In that match, Manchester United had 38% possession and 9 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Manchester United, the goals were scored by Bruno Fernandes (50') and Kobbie Mainoo (67'). Liverpool got 28 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Luis Díaz (23') and Mohamed Salah (84') scored for Liverpool.

The numbers tell their own story, and Manchester United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 13 goals overall. At the back, Manchester United can certainly do much better. That kind of pattern might not be carried forward into this match, however.

Coming into this fixture, Manchester United haven’t won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings going back to 30/12/2018 tells us that Bournemouth have won 2 of them and Manchester United 4, with the tally of draws standing at 0.

An aggregate of 20 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 7 from The Cherries and 13 being from The Red Devils. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.

The last league match between these sides was Premier League match day 16 on 09/12/2023 and the score finished Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth.

That day, Manchester United managed 69% possession and 20 shots on goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, Bournemouth got 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Dominic Solanke (5'), Philip Billing (68') and Marcos Senesi (73') scored.

The referee was Peter Bankes.

ℹ️ Team News: Bournemouth

We think that The Cherries will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Neto, Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Lloyd Kelly, Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook, Justin Kluivert, Philip Billing, Dango Ouattara and Dominic Solanke.

📋 Team News: Manchester United

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has to choose a team with limited availability. Tyrell Malacia (Knee injury), Luke Shaw (Muscle injury), Jonny Evans (Muscle injury), Victor Lindelöf (Hamstring injury) and Lisandro Martínez (Calf strain) are those who can’t be considered.

There’s a good chance that The Red Devils will likely elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Andre Onana, Diogo Dalot, Willy Kambwala, Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hoejlund.

💭 Prediction

It seems to us that Manchester United and Bournemouth may well both score at least one goal each although picking a clear a winner isn’t easy.

We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square with both teams likely to score. We’re therefore expecting a great battle with a 2-2 score draw at the end of this game.

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

Victor Martins, 16:01 13/04/2024