Bournemouth faces Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday at the Vitality Stadium. Both teams have had contrasting starts to the season.

Bournemouth is currently 10th in the league and three points clear of the top 5. Gary O’Neill’s side has done well in all competitions, unbeaten in their last 6 matches. They will continue their winning streak by beating Southampton this week. And “Southampton” is currently in 18th place and on the last 3 points. Ralf Hasenhuttle’s side has been in a bad mood with no wins in their last 5 matches in all recent competitions. They will hope to turn the tide by beating Bournemouth on Wednesday.

Both sides will want to win the match for different reasons and it will be an interesting encounter.

Prediction

The two teams have contrasted each other recently, and this will become evident in Wednesday’s game.

Ben Pearson remains a suspect for Bournemouth, with the exception of David Brooks and Lloyd Kelly. And “Southampton” gave up Tino Libramento, Romeo Labia, and Arnel Bella Ketchup due to injuries.

Bournemouth should be good enough to beat a poor Southampton side. Bournemouth announces a tough game to return home with a close win.

Prediction: Bournemouth 2 – 0 Southampton

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Head-to-head

Southampton has won 2 of their last 5 meetings and Bournemouth has won just 1. This has slightly improved the recent records of both sides.

Southampton finished 3-0 when the two teams last met in March 2021. Goals from Moussa Genepo and Nathan Redmond were enough to win the match.

Bournemouth has the third-worst defense in the league, conceding 22 goals in 10 games this season. Southampton has scored nine goals in 10 games this season and is the fifth-worst offense in the league.

Line-Ups

Bournemouth predicted starting lineup:

Neto; Fredericks, Mepham, Senesi, Zemura; Christie, Lerma, Cook, Tavernier; Billing, Solanke

Southampton predicted starting lineup:

Bazunu; Walker-Peters, Caleta-Car, Salisu, Perraud; Aribo, Maitland-Niles, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi; Adams, Armstrong

Betting Tips

• Outcome: Bournemouth Win
• Both teams to score – NO (Southampton has one of the worst attacks in the league this season)
• Philip Billing to score/assist (The midfielder has three goals and one assist in his last five games

Where to watch

You can watch these Premier League matches on Star Sports Network. You can also stream on Disney+ Hotstar.