Bournemouth v Southampton Betting Tips – Premier League, 20th October 3.00pm
It is a south coast derby on the weekend and the two clubs have had contrasting seasons so far. The Cherries return to action holding down sixth place in the top flight and could well make a move up with three points here. Southampton are once again in a mess at the wrong end of the table and have taken just one point from their last four games. Read our predictions for Bournemouth v Southampton.
Bournemouth v Southampton Betting Odds*
Bournemouth 21/20
Draw 23/10
Southampton 13/5
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on October 15th, 2018 at 7:16 p.m.)
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Bournemouth News and Form
Bournemouth have been going so well and have posted a W5 D1 L2 record so far. That has left them in sixth place in the table. There is a decent chance of them getting three points out of this as well as they face a Saints side who are badly out of form.
Bournemouth are looking for their third straight win and even though they haven’t been great defensively, they are appealing at 11/4 to win to nil* (betting odds taken on October 16th, 2018 at 5:41 pm). They have remained undefeated at home in a W3 D1 record.
The Cherries have produced at least two goals in all four home games and in Bournemouth v Southampton predictions a 2-0 correct score for the Cherries is a great proposition at 10/1 odds* (betting odds taken on October 16th, 2018 at 4:53 pm). Four of the ten home goals that Bournemouth have scored this season have been in the final fifteen minutes of matches.
They have not conceded a home goal in the first half of any game (having scored five) so add all that up then a Bournemouth half time win appeals greatly for this fixture and could push it onto a Bournemouth/Bournemouth half time/full option if you fancied.
Southampton News and Form
Southampton have been struggling this season and boss Mark Hughes is coming under increasing pressure. At 6/1 in the next manager to go market, he is well worth considering* (betting odds taken on October 16th, 2018 at 4:53 pm. It is not happening for them and they are on a three-match losing streak at the moment.
They did not come up with a single goal in any of those defeats either. Both teams not to score is at 11/10 odds for Bournemouth v Southampton predictions* (betting odds taken on October 16th, 2018 at 4:53 pm). Southampton have posted a W1 L3 record this season away from home. They have lost their last two without getting on the scoresheet which was against Liverpool and then Wolves.
Southampton have conceded at least two goals in each of their three away defeats this season. Even though Southampton did have the measure of Bournemouth last season in the top flight, there looks to be a much bigger gap between them the other way around. The Saints have produced only six goals this season, the joint third-lowest tally in the top flight so far.
Bournemouth v Southampton Head to Head
This will be just the seventh Premier League game between the two sides. Southampton got four points from last season’s meetings and are well up in the head to head from those six games. The Saints have a W3 D2 L1 against the Cherries in them. Bournemouth are W1 D1 L1 in their three home games against Southampton. Four of the last six Premier League meetings have failed to make it over 2.5 goals.
Bournemouth v Southampton Predictions
Bournemouth to win: The Cherries have the clear edge in this one. They have scored ten goals more than the Saints have done this season. It’s unlikely that the Saints are going to turn up and play an open, positive game. The Cherries have more than enough to pick apart their south coast rivals. Home win.
