Bournemouth vs Fulham: Prediction, Odds, Lineups, Head-to-Head & Telecast
Date, Kick-off time, Venue
- Date- 26th December, 2023
- Kick-off time- 08:30 PM IST
- Venue- Vitality Stadium
Bournemouth vs Fulham Match Preview
The Cottagers will be up against the Cherries in the gameweek 19 of the English Premier League. Both the teams are similarly placed in the table. Bournemouth with six wins and twenty-two points is placed in the eleventh position in the league, while the other hand, Fulham with twenty-one points is placed in the twelfth position in the league.
Bournemouth hasn’t had a season to be proud of. The Cherries are placed 11th in the league table. However, Bournemouth are in a pretty good run of form in recent times. Andoni Iraola’s side has been unbeaten in their last games. Their last defeat came in November when they lost to Pep’s Manchester City.
Bournemouth humiliated Manchester United in their home turf beating them by a scoreline of 3-0 on matchday 16. Bournemouth are coming after a close victory against Nottingham Forest. Courtesy of D. Solanke’s hat-trick Bournemouth earned their third win in a row.
On the other hand, Fulham are coming after a defeat to Burnley in the gameweek 18 of the Premier League. W. Odobert and S. Berge scored the goals for Kompany’s side. It will be an interesting clash between the two similarly placed teams in the Premier League table.
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Bournemouth vs Fulham Head-to-Head and Predictions
The two teams have faced up ten times in the Premier League. Bournemouth leads the way with five wins to their name while Fulham has just one win in their name. Five matches between the two teams have ended in a draw.
However, things stand pretty fair in the last five matches in which three matches have ended with a draw and both the teams have one win each.
Bournemouth is predicted to win the match keeping in mind their superb performance in the last few matches. The scoreline is probably going to be 2-1 in favor of Bournemouth.
Predicted Score: Bournemouth vs Fulham (2-1)
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Bournemouth vs Fulham Team News
As many as four players will miss the Saturday match against Nottingham Forest. Ryan Fredericks, the right-back has already missed 32 matches for Bournemouth due to a calf injury. His return date is still unknown.
Tyler Adams and Emiliano Marcondes have been unavailable to the team from the start of the season due to a hamstring injury and a foot injury respectively. It is unlikely that Andoni Iraola will rotate his squad in the match as they will need a win to continue their good run of form. Iraola will have high hopes for his No.9 Dominic Solanke as the 26-year-old has been in potent form this season for Bournemouth.
Marco Silva will be without some of his key members of the team. Adama Traore who is a key to the team due to his speed and strength will be absent for the game against Bournemouth due to a hamstring injury.
Tim Ream will also be missing the game against Bournemouth due to a calf injury during the game against Nottingham. Fulham’s center-forward Raul Jimenez will also be missing the game on Tuesday due to suspension. Marco Silva might not think of rotating his squad against as a win here will take them above Bournemouth.
Bournemouth vs Fulham Betting Tips
- Bournemouth is to win the match.
- Bournemouth is to score more than two goals.
- Dominic Solanke is to be on the score sheet.
Odds-
- Fulham win-1.72
- Bournemouth win- 1.90
- Draw-1.88
Bournemouth vs Fulham Probable Lineups
Bournemouth
- Goalkeeper: Neto
- Defenders: A. Smith, I. Zabarnyi, M. Senesi, M. Kerkez
- Midfielders: L. Cook, R. Christie, M. Tavernier, J. Kluivert, A. Semenyo
- Forward: D. Solanke
Fulham
- Goalkeeper: B. Leno
- Defenders: T. Castagne, T. Adarabioyo, C. Bassey, A. Robinson
- Midfielders: J. Palhinha, T. Cairney, H. Wilson, Willian, A. Iwobi
- Forwards: R. Muniz
Bournemouth vs Fulham Players to watch out for
Dominic Solanke
The player to watch out for Bournemouth is Dominic Solanke. The 26-year-old English center-forward has been on fire in front of the goal this season.
Till now, the Bournemouth No.9 has racked up eight goals this season and provided an assist. Apart from Solanke, the left mid of Bournemouth Marcus Tavernier has also been in a pretty good run of form this season. Tavernier has scored twice and provided two assists in this season of the Premier League.
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Willian
The player to watch out for Fulham is surely going to be the left winger, Willian. The former Arsenal man has been creating havoc down that left-hand side for Fulham. His dribbling, overlaps, and crosses have been a key for the attacking line of Fulham.
The Brazilian international has racked up four goals and an assist for the team. Apart from Willian, the attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi has also been in perfect touch for Marco Silva’s team.