Manchester United vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd December 2024

Bournemouth go up against Manchester United this coming Sunday for a Premier League meeting at Old Trafford.

Manchester United are placed 13th with 22 points after 16 matches. Bournemouth occupy a position as sixth in the league on 25 points.

Manchester United should finish the round ahead of the visiting team in the table, as they are highly favoured by the bookmakers to claim all three points this coming Sunday against Bournemouth. However, the guests will naturally do their best to bounce off their upcoming opponents.

When it comes to goal-scoring Manchester United could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 11 times. This is an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three games.

Bournemouth scored 16 goals, conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Viktoria Plzen by 1-2, before winning 1-2 against Manchester City. The streak ended in a recent 4-3 defeat against Tottenham. Manchester United won three of their previous six matches at Old Trafford in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 12 goals to eight against.

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-0 and 1-2 against Tottenham and Ipswich, respectively. Last time out, West Ham ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Bournemouth claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and nine scored.

Bookmakers have Manchester United down as rather big favourites for the win against Bournemouth. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

Manchester United fought their way to one wins and four points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in ten goals. Manchester United are looking at a record of six wins, four draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth enjoy a record of seven wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Squads

Manchester United Squad

The 39-year-old coach of the home team, Ruben Amorim, will select the lineup against Bournemouth from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/16), Tom Heaton (0/0), Diogo Dalot (0/16), Harry Maguire (0/9), Jonny Evans (0/6), Leny Yoro (0/3), Lisandro Martinez (0/13), Luke Shaw (0/2), Matthijs de Ligt (1/16), Noussair Mazraoui (0/16), Tyrell Malacia (0/1), Victor Lindelof (0/5), Bruno Fernandes (4/16), Casemiro (1/12), Christian Eriksen (0/9), Kobbie Mainoo (0/10), Manuel Ugarte (0/11), Mason Mount (0/8), Toby Collyer (0/1), Alejandro Garnacho (3/15), Amad Diallo (2/14), Antony (0/4), Ethan Wheatley (0/0), Joshua Zirkzee (3/16), Marcus Rashford (4/15), Rasmus Hoejlund (2/11).

Bournemouth Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The manager Iraola will pick his starting XI against Manchester United from these players:

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/11), Mark Travers (0/3), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/16), Dean Huijsen (1/10), Illia Zabarnyi (0/16), James Hill (0/1), Julian Araujo (0/8), Marcos Senesi (0/11), Max Aarons (0/1), Milos Kerkez (1/16), Alex Scott (0/8), Ben Winterburn (0/0), Dango Ouattara (2/13), David Brooks (1/9), Lewis Cook (1/15), Marcus Tavernier (1/15), Philip Billing (0/6), Tyler Adams (0/7), Antoine Semenyo (4/15), Enes Unal (2/13), Evanilson (4/15), Justin Kluivert (5/16), Luis Sinisterra (1/8), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Ryan Christie (1/15).

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Team News

Manchester United might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bournemouth. Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana can't be called up by the Manchester United-manager, with both serving a ban.

Antony and Tyrell Malacia are missing from the squad, Manchester United will field against Bournemouthon Sunday.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Lineups

Manchester United vs Bournemouth H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday. Manchester United generally have the upper hand against Bournemouth, offering a fine 7-1-2 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/5.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Results

Of the last ten encounters between Manchester United Bournemouth over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Manchester United vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Bruno Fernandes has three strikes in six Premier League matches for Manchester United, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Bournemouth. The visitors are looking to Justin Kluivert, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

In their last 10 matches at Old Trafford across all tournaments Manchester United won six times, drew two and lost two times. Bournemouth claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Manchester United on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Bournemouth''s last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Manchester United and Bournemouth saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Manchester United averaging two goals a game. Bournemouth scored one goal on average in these, as both teams scored four times in this run. Manchester United saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bournemouth, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.