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Bournemouth and Watford meet at Vitality Stadium in a 22nd round match of the Barclays Premier League. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 10-03-2015 in a game for the Barclays Premier League which ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by G. Murray (28 ‘) for Bournemouth and O. Ighalo (45′) for Watford. In this match the home factor may play an important role, as Bournemouth has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Bournemouth
The home team is currently in 11th place with 25 points earned after 7 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home to Arsenal by (3-3). In the last match, lost out to Hull City by (3-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 27 conceded, against 6 wins, 5 draws And 4 defeats at home, with 25 goals scored and 21 conceded. For the championship, Bournemouth had 17 points out of 30, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in their last 10 matches at their stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 21 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 8 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Bournemouth enter this unmotivated round after a 3-1 away away defeat on their visit to the Hull field. The home team should play on a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the goal of taking advantage of their counterattacks. In any case, Bournemouth is expected to take a more offensive stance, with the aim of trying to control the whole game. The coach of Bournemouth will not be able to count on Francis for being suspended.
Watford
The visiting team is currently in 14th place with 23 points, after 6 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Stoke by (2-0). In the last match, tied at home to Middlesbrough by (0-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In the league, Watford had 8 points out of 30, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in their last 10 away games.
In this competition, he lost his last 5 games as a visitor and did not win any of the last 6 that he played as a visitor. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his away games for this competition there is a tendency towards few goals, since in 7 of the last 10 that disputed there were less than 3 goals. In 21 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: scored 3 of his 8 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Watford enters this round after a 0-0 home draw at the Middlesbrough home run. The visiting team tends to play in a 5-3-2 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, especially through the sidelines. One of the strengths of the visiting team is how they can react to a disadvantage. The Watford coach will not be able to count on Pereyra, Janmaat and Success for being injured. The Moroccan Amrabat is also unavailable because it is in the service of your selection.
Prediction: Bournemouth Win @ 1.90