Bournemouth continue their push for a place in the top half as they welcome Crystal Palace to the Vitality Stadium for a midweek Premier League fixture. The Cherries have been impressive lately and should have the upper hand over Palace, who are still out of sorts.
Bournemouth are coming off a 2-1 victory over Everton in their previous Premier League fixture. The clash looked to be heading for a draw after Dominic Solanke’s opener was cancelled out by the Toffees but an injury time own-goal from Seamus Coleman earned them all three points.
The Cherries may have had to do it the hard way but the result is consistent with their recent form. Andoni Iraola’s men have claimed three wins and a draw from their last four matches and are just three points off the top 10.
Bournemouth are often solid at home and are unbeaten in eight of their last 10 matches at the Vitality Stadium. However, they are often unconvincing at the back and are without a clean sheet in the last six matches in that run.
Crystal Palace travel to the Vitality Stadium off the back of a 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest last time out in the Premier League. Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring early in the first half but they were pegged back after the break.
The result means Crystal Palace have claimed just one win under manager Oliver Glasner. The Eagles have an eight point lead above the bottom three but need to turn their fortunes around to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap.
One thing that has plagued Crystal Palace this season is a poor record on the road as they are winless in their last nine Premier League away matches. Some of their heaviest defeats have come on their travels like the 5-0 hammering at Arsenal and the 4-1 loss at Brighton.
How the bookies view it
Bournemouth have been installed as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at bet365. A victory for Crystal Palace is valued at 3/1 by 888Sport while a draw is set at 14/5 by William Hill.
Head to head
Crystal Palace have a 6-5 edge with four draws from 15 previous matches against Bournemouth. However, the Cherries claimed a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in December.
Players to watch
After a mini goal drought, Dominic Solanke is back among the goals, scoring in his last two matches. The striker now has 16 Premier League goals and is priced at 11/8 by bet365 to find the net on Tuesday.
Jean-Philippe Mateta has caught the eye for Crystal Palace in recent weeks, with three goals in his last four matches. The striker will be the one to watch on Tuesday and is priced at 11/4 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye
Bournemouth have seen over 3.5 goals in two of their last three matches and a repeat is priced at 19/10 by Unibet, who is also offering odds of 3/4 for over 2.5 goals. Both teams could be backed to score at 4/6 by William Hill.
There have been more goals after the break in Bournemouth’s last three matches and a similar pattern is priced at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace will be played on Apr 2, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
