Overview
Plenty of change at Bournemouth over the summer, after returning to the Premier League last season, the cherries had a successful first campaign back in the top flight. After guiding Bournemouth to a respectable 15th place finish, manager Gary O’Neill was sacked.
I’m sure many football fans would have been expecting David Moyes to be shown the door before Gary O’Neil but after guiding The Hammers to Europa Conference League title, the Scotsman will begin the campaign with West Ham.
What do the stats say?
After a dismal run in to the previous campaign, saw Bournemouth lose the final four games, scoring just once! It was scoring goals though the season that was an issue for Bournemouth scoring 37 in 38 games while conceding 71!
West Ham are without a clean sheet throughout pre-season and just 1 in 12 games in all competitions!
Bournemouth are without defeat on the opening day since 2017 – 3W, 2D.
Head to Head
Bournemouth are winless in their previous 4 meetings against West Ham (1D, 3L). When these two sides meet it usually offers up goals! 4 of the last 5 meetings has seen over 3.5 goals!
Player to Watch
Jarrod Bowen had 11 goal contributions to his name for West Ham last season and 3 in the last 2 games vs Bournemouth. The winger will be vital to anything West Ham create this season.
My Top Bet365 Picks:
Both Teams to Score – 8/13
Over 2.5 Goals – 4/5
Draw No Bet – West Ham – 5/6
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