Bournemouth - Southampton Football prediction

Bournemouth and Southampton meet at Vitality Stadium in a 9th round match of the Barclays Premier League. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 matches have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for Barclays Premier League on 12/03/2017, was beyond a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by R. Fraser (42 ') for Bournemouth and C. Austin (61') for Southampton. Special attention is needed for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.

Review of Bournemouth
The home team is currently in 6th place with 16 points, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Crystal Palace by (2-1). In the last match, he won out for Watford by (0-4). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 27 conceded, against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 home defeats, with 30 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last 4 home games for the league, Bournemouth have won 3 and 1 draw, having won 10 points out of 12.

In this competition, you do not lose in your stadium there are 4 matches. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 6 of the last eight games, but his attack has regularly scored, scoring goals in 6 of the last 8 matches in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 32 of his last 48 games finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 8 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 7 home matches in all competitions there are 2 highlights: he scored 6 of his 16 goals in minutes (76'-90 '); suffered 3 of his 7 goals in minutes (61'-75 ').

Bournemouth enter this motivated round after a 0-4 away win at the Watford field trip: Brooks, King and Wilson scored the winning goals. The home team are expected to play a 4-4-2 tactical system with the aim of taking advantage of the counterattacks. In any case, Bournemouth are expected to take a more defensive stance with the aim of trying not to concede the first goal. It is worth mentioning that the best finisher of the team is Joshua King, with only 4 goals scored in 8 participations. The coach of Bournemouth should have all players available for this match.
Confirmed lineup: A. Begović, S. Cook, S. Francis, N. Aké, A. Smith, D. Brooks, R. Fraser, J. Lerma, L. Cook, C. Wilson, J. King.
Technical: E. Howe.

Analysis of Southampton
After 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 16th place, having won 5 points. In the last match, they lost to Chelsea at home (0-3), after their previous match lost out in a game against Wolverhampton (2-0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in his stadium. His last away game was for the League Cup and he finished with a 3-4 win in the tie-break against Everton. In the last 4 away games for the championship the Southampton records 1 victory and 3 defeats, having won 3 points in 12 possible.

For this competition, do not win makes 4 games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 6 of the last 8 games for this competition. In 8 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 7 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 3 of his 8 goals between the minutes (76'-90 ').

Southampton enter into this unmotivated match after a 0-3 home defeat at Chelsea's reception. Unlike the opponents of this round, the Southampton tends to act in a 5-2-3, privileging a more offensive game, where the three men more advanced are Redmond, Ings and Gabbiadini. The visiting team usually practices a counter-attacked, more disorganized football, trying to take advantage of any mistake of the opponent. The coach of the visitors must count on all the players for this match.
Confirmed lineup: A. McCarthy, W. Hoedt, Cédric Soares, J. Stephens, R. Bertrand, N. Redmond, M. Elyounoussi, P. Højbjerg, M. Lemina, D. Ings, C. Austin.
Technician: M. Hughes.