Wolves - Bournemouth predictions and free betting tips [24/04/2024]

On Wednesday, 24th of April, in the postponed match of the 29th round of the Premier League, "Wolverhampton" will host "Bournemouth". After a loss to "Arsenal" over the weekend, the orange team will seek rehabilitation in front of the home crowd, while the "cherries" no longer have any tournament motivation for the remaining part of the season.

Predicted lineups

Wolverhampton: Sa; S. Bueno, Kilman, Toti; Doherty, Lemina, Gomes, Doyle, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Hwang.
Bournemouth: Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kelly; Christie, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Kerkez; Solanke.

Stadium

The showdown will take place at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton sits in 11th place in the Premier League table, and the team's only remaining goal for the rest of the season is to finish in the top ten. The hosts haven't been able to secure a single win in the last five rounds (2 draws and 3 defeats), accruing points only in games against Burnley (1:1) and Nottingham Forest (2:2). Over the weekend, Wolverhampton logically fell to the title contender - London's Arsenal (0:2) - in front of their own fans.

Moreover, the oranges lost each of their last three home games - the last time Wolves suffered four consecutive defeats at Molineux was in 2017. It's worth noting that Gary O'Neill's team ranks only 12th in the overall ranking by points garnered at home: 24 points in 16 games. What cannot but worry the fans is the following fact: Wolverhampton has conceded at least two goals in five of their last six games in all competitions. 

Bournemouth

Sitting 13th in the Premier League table and trailing upcoming opponents by just one point, Bournemouth is also finishing the season without any particular tournament goals. Recently, the "cherries" gathered momentum, going five rounds unbeaten (4 wins and 1 draw). However, Andoni Iraola's wards couldn't secure a win in their last three matches. A couple of weeks ago, the team held Manchester United to a draw (2:2), alongside setbacks against Luton (2:1) and a contender for a top-4 spot – Aston Villa (3:1).

This continues a disturbing trend for the southerners: they have now lost five meetings in the course of the current campaign after being the first to score. Notably, Bournemouth ranks 11th in the league table by points earned away from home (18 in 16 away games, 25 goals scored, 34 conceded). 

Head-to-head encounters

In the first round of the current campaign, Wolverhampton achieved a 1:2 away win. In their last seven head-to-head matches, the Cherries have come out on top only once.

Match prediction: Wolverhampton – Bournemouth

The Wolves lost only one of their last seven Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, and there's every reason for this trend to continue on Wednesday night. Bournemouth seems to have lost motivation lately due to the lack of tournament duties and is finishing the season at its leisure. Nevertheless, the Wolves themselves aren't particularly shining in April - a draw is a sensible bet.

Over/under prediction

In only one of the previous four head-to-head matches was there an exchange of goals. Given that both teams possess quality performers and average 1.5 goals per game this season, I would wager on "Both Teams to Score".

Corner prediction

The Wolves win an average of 4 corners per game, whilst the red and blacks earn 6! I confidently predict a victory for the visitors in corners.

Yellow cards prediction

Neither team has any real tournament motivation in the remaining rounds, meaning no one will be risking extra clashes. I predict under 4.5 total bookings.

Score prediction

I'm going for a precise score of 1:1.