Premier League; Stoke City vs AFC Bournemouth prediction
Stoke Captain Ryan Shawcross remains sidelined and Mame Biram Diouf is a doubt for Saturday’s game so Jonathan Walters is set to continue up front. Other than that, Mark Hughes has his full squad at his disposal.
Eddie Howe’s team also has few absentees as Tommy Elphick and Max Gradel are the only notable players on the injury list while Tyrone Mings and Harry Arter are also out. The Cherries are unlikely to make many changes having played a fairly consistent team in their six league matches so far and resting several players in the Capital One Cup.
Possible Line-ups
Stoke: 4-2-3-1 formation: Butland; Johnson, Cameron, Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Van Ginkel; Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic; Walters
Bournemouth: 4-4-2 formation: Boruc; Francis, Cook, Distin, Daniels; Ritchie, Surman, Gosling, Pugh; Tomlin, Wilson
Statistics
- Stoke have won 1, drawn 4 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Bournemouth have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Stoke have scored an average of 0.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Bournemouth have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Stoke’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Bournemouth’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
This is a difficult game to call. Stoke had their best Premier League season to date last year and strengthened well in the transfer window but are yet to win a game this term. Bournemouth on the other hand have already racked up seven points but the Britannia Stadium is never an easy place to go.
Bournemouth can be a frustrating team to watch because they create plenty of chances but tend to struggle to finish them, so the performance of Callum Wilson as the centre forward is a key component to them getting three points.
Stoke have also had a difficult time in front of goal having only scored six league goals but Walters found the net last weekend against Leicester, so perhaps he can be their saviour after coming into the team to replace the injured Diouf.
Tips
Full time result a draw at 9/4 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Callum Wilson first goal scorer at 9/2 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Full time result 2-2 at 16/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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