Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction: 5/12/2024

Tottenham Hotspur will travel to The Vitality Stadium on Thursday to face Bournemouth in a Premier League matchup.

Bournemouth
Recent form: WDWLLW

After a 4-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth will look to continue their strong form. They had 40% possession and 12 shots, with 8 on target. Justin Kluivert played a key role, scoring a hat-trick (3′, 18′, 74′), and Milos Kerkez added another goal (8′). Wolves managed 10 shots, 3 of which were on target, with Jorgen Strand Larsen scoring twice (5′, 69′).

Bournemouth’s recent matches have been high-scoring, with a total of 21 goals across their last 6 games (an average of 3.5 goals per game). They have scored 12 of those goals. However, Bournemouth has not won against Tottenham in their last two league encounters.

Tottenham Hotspur
Recent form: WLLWDD

Tottenham Hotspur played to a 1-1 draw with Fulham in their most recent Premier League match. Spurs had 51% possession and 8 shots, 3 of which were on target. Brennan Johnson scored for Tottenham (54′). Fulham had 14 attempts on goal, with Tom Cairney (67′) finding the net for them.

Tottenham has been strong offensively, scoring 15 goals in their last 6 matches, though they’ve also conceded in 5 of those games. Tottenham has remained unbeaten in their last 3 away matches against Bournemouth.

Head-to-Head
Looking at their recent encounters since November 2019, Tottenham has won 4 of the 6 games, with Bournemouth securing 1 victory and 1 draw. A total of 21 goals were scored in these meetings, averaging 3.5 goals per game.

The most recent league match between these teams was on December 31, 2023, when Tottenham won 3-1. Tottenham had 51% possession and 12 shots on goal, with Pape Matar Sarr (9′), Heung-min Son (71′), and Richarlison (80′) scoring for them. Bournemouth had 24 shots, 4 on target, with Alex Scott scoring (84′).

Team News: Bournemouth
Bournemouth has a relatively full squad, with Tyler Adams (back injury) being the only notable absentee.

Team News: Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham will be missing several key players, including Guglielmo Vicario (ankle surgery), Cristian Romero (toe injury), Richarlison (hamstring injury), Micky van de Ven (hamstring injury), Wilson Odobert (hamstring injury), and Mikey Moore (illness).

Prediction

We believe Tottenham will create plenty of opportunities and likely score several goals. While Bournemouth might struggle to score, we expect them to find the back of the net at least once. We predict a 3-1 victory for Tottenham Hotspur.

Experts suggest that there will be over 1.5 goals in this match.