As part of the seventh round of the English Premier League, Bournemouth and Sunderland. Last season, both teams finished in the top half of the table and even got into the European Cup, but now the rivals are close to the relegation zone. Who will be able to improve their position in the table on October 18? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
AFC Bournemouth
Current form
In the offseason, the head coach, Andoni Iraola, left the team, and now the German specialist Marco Rose is in charge of the hosts. So far, he has never managed to win in the Premier League, although he has already managed to beat Lincoln (4-0) in the League Cup and Real Sociedad (2-1) in the Europa League. Nevertheless, the priority remains to play in the Premier League, where the club is still in the relegation zone, taking 18th place.
We managed to score three points in the championship, having drawn with Everton (1:1), Newcastle (2:2) and Brentford (2:2), but the victory is always missing something. In each of these matches, Rosa's team lost the advantage and had to settle for one point. In the last rounds, the Cherries lost to Liverpool (0:1) and Chelsea (1:5), but they managed to win the Europa League for the second time, defeating the Austrian Storm (3:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Araujo, Krupi and Scott will not play due to injuries. Milosavljevic's entry into the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
The team has lost only one of the last five home matches.
In six Premier League matches, the hosts have not won a single victory.
Provisional squad: Petrovic - Truffer, Silva, Hill, Smith - Christie, Adams-Tavernier, Brooks, Ryan-Evanilson
Sunderland
Current form
Sunderland continues to move next to Bournemouth in the standings. Last season, the visitors finished in seventh place, three points behind today's opponent. Now the black cats are already ahead of the cherries by one point, taking 17th place out of 20. Unlike his opponent, Regis Le Brie's wards have already managed to win in the Premier League - in the second round they managed to beat Fulham (1-0) in front of their fans.
Like Bournemouth, Sunderland have won two victories in the Europa League, first over AZ Alkmaar (1-0), and a couple of days ago they beat a club from the Portuguese second division, Torrense (2-1). The winning goal was scored only in stoppage time. Things are not going so well in the Premier League - the team from Sunderland has lost to Arsenal (0:2), Manchester City (3:5) and Brighton (0:2) in the last three rounds.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ballard, Meunier and Mandl will miss the match due to injuries. Isidore may also miss the match.
Interesting betting trends
None of the last six matches of the guests ended in a draw.
In seven of the last eight matches, Sunderland have not scored in the first half.
Both teams got off to a very successful start in the Europa League, but there is not enough depth in the squad for two tournaments. Just two days ago, the opponents played European Cup matches, so it is unlikely that they will be able to approach the face-to-face match in optimal form. Most likely, both teams will play in energy-saving mode and try to achieve victory with little blood. It is unlikely that such a duel will be effective.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.96
Bournemouth have never won in the Premier League yet, but this series must end sometime. In terms of the quality of the game, the hosts do not belong in the relegation zone, it's just that the cherries are not lucky yet. The home game against Sunderland is a great opportunity to regain confidence in your abilities. The guests have no less problems, besides, the support of the fans will be on the side of the red-blacks. Bournemouth must win this time.
Our betting tip is for Bournemouth to win in 2.12
Betting on corners
Sunderland earns a lot of corners in every match. According to this indicator, the team lost only in one match of the season - against Manchester City, who served one corner more. We think that Bournemouth will be able to impose competition in terms of the number of standards.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (+1.5) on Sunderland in the corner in 1.94
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