Everton continue their battle for survival as they travel to the Vitality Stadium for a Premier League clash against Bournemouth. The Toffees continue to look out of sorts and with Bournemouth seemingly over their rough patch, a home win could be expected here.
Bournemouth are coming off a 4-3 victory over Luton Town in their previous Premier League fixture. They fought back from three goals down with Antoine Semenyo netting a brace while Dominic Solanke and Illia Zabarnyi were also on target.
That result means Bournemouth ate unbeaten in their last three matches as they appear to be over their rough patch in February and early March. Andoni Iraola’s men have claimed two wins in that run and are just five points off the top 10.
The win over Luton Town was the first in the last five home matches for Bournemouth. However, they have claimed some tough scalps at the Vitality Stadium with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United and a 3-0 win over Fulham among their home results this season.
Everton travel to the Vitality Stadium off the back of a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United last time out in the Premier League. They created a number of goalscoring opportunities but lacked the cutting edge in attack.
The Toffees continue to look out of sorts as they are now winless in their last 11 Premier League matches. They remain deep in relegation trouble, sitting just four points above the bottom three.
Things have also been rough for Everton on their travels as they are winless in their last six Premier League away matches. Sean Dyche’s men have suffered four defeats in that run and have also failed to score in four of their last five away fixtures.
How the bookies view it
Bournemouth have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Everton is valued at 12/5 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 27/10 by William Hill.
Head to head
Everton have a 7-6 advantage with two draws from 15 previous matches against Bournemouth. The Toffees claimed a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture, although Bournemouth are unbeaten in the last five meetings at the Vitality Stadium, claiming four wins in that run.
Players to watch
Having gone through a dry spell during Bournemouth’s rough patch, Dominic Solanke will be pleased to be back among the goals last time out. The striker now has 15 Premier League goals this season and is priced at 6/4 by bet365 to score anytime on Saturday.
With Everton struggling for goals, particularly on their travels, Bournemouth will be targeting a shutout on Saturday. Chris Mepham and Illia Zabarnyi should continue at the back and can lead the Cherries to a clean sheet at 9/4 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
With Bournemouth targeting a clean sheet on Saturday, a win to nil could be considered at 16/5 with Coral. The Toffees have a knack for scoring multiple goals and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 3/1 with Paddy Power.
There were more goals after the break in Bournemouth’s previous fixture and a similar pattern is priced at 11/10 by Paddy Power.
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