- Bournemouth are unbeaten in five Premier League matches, winning two and drawing three.
- Crystal Palace have lost their last two away games in the top-flight.
Cherries are on a hot streak
Bournemouth have won two of their last five Premier League games and drawn the other three, and that run has seen the Cherries establish themselves in the European places with 49 points from 34 games. Andoni Iraola’s pressing philosophy has taken the club to seventh in the 2025-2026 Premier League table and made them one of the most aggressive sides in the league.
They are coming into Sunday’s clash with Palace off the back of impressive away wins over Arsenal (2-1) and Newcastle (2-1), while they drew 2-2 with Leeds at home. They have also drawn their last two games at the Vitality Stadium, which makes Bournemouth difficult to support at odds-on, despite their excellent recent form.
Palace are 13th in the table with 43 points from 33 matches. They drew 0-0 with West Ham at home before losing 3-1 to Liverpool at Anfield last time out. They have won seven, drawn two and lost seven on the road this season, and have failed to win in their last two away trips to Bournemouth.
Palace will test Bournemouth’s resolve
This match will test Bournemouth’s recent resolve against a well-drilled, organised Palace side that has had plenty of time to get used to Oliver Glasner’s methods after the German took charge in February 2024.
Glasner has favoured structure and balance, creating a team that can play in a variety of ways but is most comfortable when disciplined in their counter-pressing and transitions, switching shapes to overload certain areas on the pitch.
This makes this game a battle of philosophies, with Iraola’s high-tempo 4-2-3-1 system and high-ball-wins approach going up against Glasner’s more structured, counter-attacking approach. While the head-to-head suggests this will be a close battle, the recent form and goalscoring edge of Bournemouth give the Cherries the advantage.
Take Bournemouth to win
Bournemouth are 71/100 favorites for this game and while it is hard to back them at such a short price, they should have enough to take the points in a lively end-to-end affair in which goals are expected at both ends.
The Cherries are averaging 1.47 goals per home match in the Premier League this season, but are conceding 1.12 per home match. Palace are averaging 1.25 goals scored and 1.25 conceded per away match, which suggests we may see a few goals in this one, so back Bournemouth with Over 2.5 goals and BTTS - Yes, with Over 2.5 coming in at 3/4 and BTTS - Yes at 17/25.
