Premier League: Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 35 match between Bournemouth and Crystal Palace and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bournemouth are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 35 of the Premier League this coming Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Crystal Palace, whom they welcome on home soil at Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth approach the next Premier League round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 49 points this season so far. With 34 games behind them, Crystal Palace amassed 43 points, placing them as number 13 before their next fixture.

Form: Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-2 and 1-2 winners against Arsenal and Newcastle, respectively. Against Leeds, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Bournemouth claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing five and losing zero matches, in which they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Crystal Palace Form

Crystal Palace claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against West Ham. Afterwards, a 3-1 defeat against Liverpool followed, before beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Crystal Palace won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bournemouth and Crystal Palace

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 Crystal Palace played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace

Jean-Philippe Mateta shows decent form right now for Crystal Palace, 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 Sunday. Siding with Eli Junior Kroupi also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

Bournemouth won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vitality Stadium. They drew seven and lost one as well, while Crystal Palace won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four. Bournemouth are on a fantastic streak of no less than 14 matches in a row without defeat. Bournemouth didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth have not lost to Crystal Palace in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bournemouth scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Crystal Palace scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Bournemouth games Bournemouth managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Bournemouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Crystal Palace, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.