Bournemouth host Brighton at the Vitality Stadium, with both sides looking to build on impressive victories before the September international break.
Match News and Current Form
Bournemouth have enjoyed an impressive start to the season with two wins from their opening three Premier League games (W2, L1), and are now aiming to win three league matches in a row for the first time since December 2024. Following a gutsy showing in a 4-2 defeat to reigning champions Liverpool, Andoni Iraola’s side edged out Wolverhampton Wanderers before claiming a superb 1-0 win away at Tottenham Hotspur. That sequence leaves the Cherries sitting pretty in seventh, where they would love to finish come May.
Brighton head west along the south coast following a superb 2-1 win over Manchester City last time out, dispatching Pep Guardiola’s side at home for the second time in as many seasons. That was the Seagulls’ first league win of the season, providing an ideal morale boost following an inauspicious start that included a drab 1-1 opening day home draw with Fulham, and a 2-0 defeat in Everton’s curtain raiser at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Collecting another three points in Dorset would boost hopes of another strong challenge for European qualification this term after finishing eighth last season.
Head-to-Head History
The tide has turned in recent meetings between the two sides, with Brighton winning five of the previous six top-flight encounters (L1). This came after a spell of dominance for the Cherries in this fixture, after winning four of the first six Premier League H2Hs (D1, L1).
Hot Stats and Streaks
Bournemouth have scored in seven of their last eight Premier League games.
The same half-time result has been replicated at full-time in six of Bournemouth's last seven games.
Brighton have found the net in eight of their previous nine away games.
Ten of Brighton's last 13 goals have come after half-time.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
David Brooks scored a consolation in a 2-1 defeat for the Cherries in last season’s fixture, and has created four big chances in the Premier League, more than any other player so far this season. Kaoru Mitoma has scored four goals against Bournemouth across the last three campaigns, with all four arriving in the second half.
Lewis Cook and Enes Ünal missed Bournemouth's first three league games, but they have Julián Araujo available again after serving a one-match suspension. Solly March is yet to feature for Brighton this season due to a knee problem, while Adam Webster is a long-term absentee with a cruciate ligament injury.
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Betting Analysis
With at least three goals scored in each of the last four H2Hs between these sides, backing over 2.5 goals seems a logical bet.
Author: James Hilsum