Clear number for the home-strong record champions?
While Manchester United continued to be extremely successful after the World Cup break, winning three competitive games by a total of 6-0 goals, AFC Bournemouth lost all three of their competitive games in the same period by a total of 0-5 goals.
So it’s hard to imagine Manchester United picking up a point against Bournemouth against the Cherries, who have never recorded an away win at Old Trafford before.
The promoted side have picked up just one point in nine visits to the Red Devils (one draw, eight defeats) and travel with by far the worst away defence in the Premier League. The Cherries have conceded 26 goals from eight away games, which is why our prediction for Manchester United against Bournemouth is for a clear home win for the English record champions.
Things have been going really well for Erik ten Hag’s team lately, especially at home. Manchester United have won all of their last three home games by a total of 6-0 goals and have recently returned to a Champions League starting place after a poor start to the season. It is true that Bournemouth also have attacking qualities. But because of the Cherries’ weak defence, the Red Devils should still win by at least two goals.
We therefore recommend an Asian handicap of -1.5 on Manchester United and bet on an unchallenged home win for the Red Devils.
Manchester United – Statistics & current form
Manchester United are still the English record champions with 20 national championship titles. However, the Red Devils, who even won the triple of the championship, FA Cup and Champions League in 1999
Last season, MUFC only finished sixth in the final table under Ralf Rangnick and missed out on qualification for the top flight. Accordingly, the club invested heavily in new personnel in the summer. The new coach Erik ten Hag was granted transfer requests worth a total of around 240 million euros.
20 out of a possible 27 points from the last nine league games
The start of the season was correspondingly frustrating for the English record champions, where the signs initially pointed to the next complicated season. In the autumn, however, the Red Devils regained their composure, having lost only one of their last nine Premier League games (six wins, two draws).
With 20 points out of a possible 27 from that period, MUFC returned to the Premier League top four in time for the end of the year with a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on New Year’s Eve.
Won last three Premier League home games on 6-0 scoreline
The betting odds on Manchester United against Bournemouth are now clearly in favour of the record champions, who have not only never lost a home game against the Cherries before (eight wins, one draw), but have also won all of their last three Premier League home games by 6-0 goals.
The Red Devils also seemed to have regained their composure since the termination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract. The next problem surrounding Harry Maguire, who only played 14 minutes in three competitive games after the World Cup break, comes at an inopportune time and could possibly become the next player to dampen the fundamentally positive mood…
Predicted Manchester United line-up:
De Gea – Malacia – Shaw – Varane – Wan-Bissaka – Casemiro – Eriksen – Antony – Fernandes – Rashford – Martial
Last matches played by Manchester United:
Premier League
31/12/2022 – Wolverhampton 0 – 1 Manchester United
28/12/2022 – Manchester United 3 – 0 Nottingham Forest
Carabao Cup
22/12/2022 – Manchester United 2 – 0 Burnley
Club Friendlies
10/12/2022 – Real Betis 1 – 0 Manchester United
08/12/2022 – Cadiz 4 – 2 Manchester United
Bournemouth – Statistics & current form
AFC Bournemouth have been around since 1899 but have yet to win a major title in their long history. In any case, it took until the summer of 2015 before the Cherries achieved promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history, where the club from England’s south coast initially managed to stay for five years.
In 2020, the south-west English side then bid farewell to the top flight of English football again, but made a swift return at the second attempt last summer as runners-up in the Championship.
Three games, three defeats and 0-5 goals after the World Cup break
The primary goal of the promoted team is now, of course, to stay in the league.
After 17 league games and a change of coach, Gary O’Neil’s team is currently on course. In fact, they are only two points clear of the first relegation place. With 16 points, the Cherries nevertheless occupy a solid 15th place.
However, things have not gone too well for the south-westerners in recent weeks in particular, as they have lost six of their last seven league games (one win) and have come off as losers in all three of their competitive games after the World Cup interruption, scoring a total of 0:5 goals.
Won only two of their last 18 Premier League away games
The biggest shortcoming of the promoted team is undoubtedly its weak defence. Not only do the Cherries have the weakest defence in the Premier League with 36 goals conceded from 17 games, but Bournemouth also have by far the worst away attack in the league with 26 goals conceded from eight away games.
In any case, there has been very little to be gained away from home for the promoted team, which is why the forecast for Manchester United against Bournemouth clearly goes in the direction of the Red Devils. From the last 18 Premier League away games, the players from England’s south coast have picked up just eight points out of a possible 54 (two wins, two draws, 14 defeats).
Predicted line-up of Bournemouth:
Travers – Zemura – Kelly – Senesi – Smith – Anthony – Billing – Lerma – Cook – Moore – Solanke
Last matches played by Bournemouth:
Premier League
31/12/2022 – Bournemouth 0 – 2 Crystal Palace
28/12/2022 – Chelsea FC 2 – 0 Bournemouth
Carabao Cup
21/12/2022 – Newcastle 1 – 0 Bournemouth
Premier League
12/11/2022 – Bournemouth 3 – 0 Everton
Carabao Cup
09/11/2022 – Bournemouth 4 – 1 Everton
Manchester United – Bournemouth Direct comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 12 – 3 – 3
There have been a total of 18 meetings between the two teams so far and with twelve victories Manchester United lead the direct comparison very clearly. The Red Devils have never lost a home match against Bournemouth in their history (eight wins, one draw).
Manchester United – Bournemouth Tip
When it comes to Manchester United v Bournemouth, the odds are swinging in all shapes and forms in the direction of the home-strong Red Devils, who have won all of their last three Premier League home games by 6-0 goals. This contrasts with the Cherries, who have lost 14 of their last 18 Premier League away games (two wins, two draws) and have already conceded a mind-boggling 26 goals in their eight away games in the 2022/23 season – a league-wide negative.
Accordingly, there is a lot of value in betting on Manchester United against Bournemouth, that the Red Devils will be able to prolong their recent home streak and come away with an unchallenged home win against the Cherries.
