Ace Football previews the Premier League round 16 match between Bournemouth and West Ham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When West Ham come to Vitality Stadium for the Premier League match on Monday, Bournemouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Bournemouth are placed eightth with 24 points after 15 matches. West Ham occupy a position as 14th in the league on 18 points.
Form: Bournemouth vs West Ham
Bournemouth Form
In their last three outings, Bournemouth won 2-4 against Wolverhampton, beat Tottenham by 1-0 and hammered Ipswich 1-2. Bournemouth managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored nine goals and conceded five times.
West Ham Form
West Ham collected one win from their last three matches, as Arsenal won by 2-5. Leicester were too strong as well, winning 3-1, before West Ham won 2-1 against Wolverhampton. West Ham managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in six.
Betting facts for Bournemouth and West Ham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bournemouth and West Ham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 12 Bournemouth home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Bournemouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Ham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- West Ham have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- West Ham have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- West Ham have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Bournemouth vs West Ham
Tomas Soucek shows decent form right now for West Ham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bournemouth, who are strong favourites this coming Monday. Siding with Justin Kluivert also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Vitality Stadium across all tournaments Bournemouth won six times, drew one and lost three times. West Ham claimed three wins, two draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. West Ham have not lost to Bournemouth in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bournemouth scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. West Ham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bournemouth managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, West Ham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. West Ham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Bournemouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Bournemouth saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for West Ham, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. Bournemouth scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.