Burnley vs Bournemouth: Preview and Prediction

Burnley vs Bournemouth
England Premier League.
Date: Saturday, 10th December, 2016.
Kick-Off: 15:00 UK
Venue: Turf Moor, Burnley.

Burnley have suffered three straight defeats in a row following the 2-0 loss at Stoke City last weekend and dropped down to 14th in the Premier League table. They lost 1-2 to Manchester City at home in the previous week, but certainly gave their oil rich opponents the run for their money.

At the same time, the form of the Clarets is not that bad, with all their four wins this season coming at Turf Moor. Sean Dyche’s men will back their chances here, but they are hosting a Bournemouth side, who have shown some exceptional fighting spirit in recent games.

The Cherries overturned a 2 goal deficit to turnaround a 1-3 score-line to a 4-3 win against an inform Liverpool last weekend. And thereby registered their second win in three games. Bournemouth have only won once away from home this season, which came against Stoke City by a lone goal two weeks ago. Just like Burley, Eddie Howe managed team plays best at home. They are currently 10th in the league table and a win her could push them as high as 7th depending upon results elsewhere.

Burnley vs Bournemouth: Head-to-head stats

The most recent meeting between Burnley and Bournemouth happened during the 2013/14 Championship season. Both of the two legged fixture on that occasion ended in 1-1 draws. At the same time, Burnley are unbeaten in the last six matches against Bournemouth in all competitions with 3 wins and 3 draws.Burnley vs Bournemouth: Prediction

Bournemouth are coming on the back on an excellent comeback win against a strong Liverpool, but they are largely disappointing in away games. They been only able to pick 1 win from their 7 away matches in the league this season and also have a poor head-to-head record against Burnley.

Burnley are a better side at home, who are capable of frustrating the top sides in the league. Sean Dyche knows better that these are the kind of fixtures his team must be winning to stay clean in the relegation battle. We can expect him to prepare his team to give their all on Saturday evening.