Premier League: Bournemouth vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Bournemouth and Leicester who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Bournemouth face relegation-threatened Leicester at Vitality Stadium in round 38 of the Premier League in a match that kick-offs on Sunday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 11 in the Premier League standings, Bournemouth, have so far collected 53 points this season, while Leicester collected 25 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 37 rounds.

Form: Bournemouth vs Leicester

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth won 1-2 against Arsenal, before losing 0-1 against Aston Villa and 3-1 to Manchester City. Bournemouth only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vitality Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Southampton by 2-0. This was followed by a 2-2 with Nottingham Forest and a 2-0 win against Ipswich. Leicester are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 12 goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting facts for Bournemouth and Leicester

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bournemouth and Leicester played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bournemouth vs Leicester

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Bournemouth, Antoine Semenyo has been good for them over the course of the season with nine goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Leicester, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular betting markets: Bournemouth vs Leicester

Full-time result

Bournemouth claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Leicester won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Bournemouth have beaten Leicester in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Bournemouth scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Leicester scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Leicester managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Bournemouth and Leicester when playing at Vitality Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bournemouth, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Leicester, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.