AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
English Premier League, KO: 15:00 Oct 29, 2022, Vitality Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to bounce back from a poor run as they travel to Bournemouth for a Premier League fixture on Saturday. With Bournemouth also in the middle of a rough patch themselves, Spurs will fancy their chances of coming out on top.
Bournemouth have hit a rough patch under manager Gary O’Neil as they are winless in their last three matches. They have suffered two defeats in that run and have slipped into the bottom half of the table.
The Cherries are coming off a 2-0 defeat to West Ham United last time out in the Premier League. That result highlights their attacking problems this season as they failed to score for a second successive fixture.
While Bournemouth have impressed under O’Neil, they head into Saturday’s clash with just one win in their last five matches at the Vitality Stadium. Once again, the goalscoring problems are evident as they failed to find the net four times in that run.
Tottenham Hotspur have also hit a rough patch in recent weeks and have been on a similar run with Bournemouth. They are winless in their last three matches across all competitions, suffering two defeats in that run.
Despite the poor run, Tottenham Hotspur are still third in the table and manager Antonio Conte will be keen to avoid losing further ground on the frontrunners. They suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United in their previous Premier League fixture, before playing out a 1-1 draw with Sporting CP in the Champions League on Wednesday.
While Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth have shown similar form lately, the visitors have been more prolific in attack. Led by Harry Kane and his 10 Premier League goals, they have only failed to find the net once in the Premier League this season.
How the bookies view it
Tottenham Hotspur are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 7/10 by William Hill to claim the win. Bournemouth are outsiders at home at 22/5 with Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 with Betfred.
Head to head
Tottenham Hotspur have an 8-1 advantage with two draws from 11 previous matches against Bournemouth. Spurs were unbeaten in this fixture the last time the Cherries were in the topflight during the 2019-20 season, claiming a 3-2 victory in London before playing out a 0-0 draw at the Vitality Stadium.
Players to watch
Harry Kane has been the standout player for Tottenham Hotspur this season and will be looking to add to his 10 goals so far. The striker has found the net in six of his last seven Premier League matches and is priced at 6/5 by bet365 to maintain his scoring run.
Spurs did not concede on their last visit to the Vitality Stadium and with Bournemouth struggling for goals at home, they will be targeting another shutout. Cristian Romero and Eric Dier should feature in central defence and can lead the visitors to a clean sheet at 7/5 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given Bournemouth’s goalscoring problems at home, BTTS NO could be on the cards at 21/20 with BetVictor. With Spurs expected to come out on top, a win to nil has more value at 2/1 with BetVictor.
Seven of Harry Kane’s 10 goals this season have been the opener and the striker could be tipped to score first on Saturday at 10/3 with bet365.
This English Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur will be played on Oct 29, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best AFC Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
