Bournemouth take on the visitors West Ham in the round 1 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, August 12th at
Last season, the Cherries spent a long time in the relegation zone of the Premier League and narrowly avoided dropping to the Championship, edging out Leicester by just five points in the standings. However, in their last four matches of the championship, they suffered four defeats. Bournemouth didn't win frequently - only 11 victories in 38 rounds, with six of them in 19 home matches, which is far from impressive. It's doubtful that even experienced Hammerers, who won the Conference League last season, will manage to defeat the Cherries in the opening round. Even on their own turf, where the team managed only one victory in their last five official matches. Nonetheless, the match against the capital team shouldn't be dull - in four out of their five recent summer friendlies, Bournemouth played with over 1.5 total goals.
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Mixed feelings remain from the Hammers' performance last season. On one hand, it was a complete failure in the Premier League, where they narrowly avoided relegation, trailing behind Bournemouth by just one point in the table. On the other hand, the team secured a European trophy! However, in all fairness, it's worth acknowledging that last year's decline in the EPL is more of an exception than a logical result. In summer friendlies, the Londoners showed different forms: there were wins, losses, and draws. However, over 1.5 total goals were scored in each of them: 4-1, 6-2, 3-3, 3-2, 2-2, 1-3, 0-4. I believe the match between the Hammers and Bournemouth in the opening round of the Premier League will be exciting. Moreover, the guests are more than capable of at least securing a draw.
In the previous season, the teams were direct rivals in the battle for survival and finished almost neck and neck in the final Premier League table. While not much was expected from Bournemouth in general, the Hammers clearly underperformed. I believe that this season, the Hammerers will perform better and at the very least, won't lose to the Cherries in the opening round. The head-to-head statistics heavily favor West Ham, who won the last three official matches against Bournemouth, including both encounters in the championship last season: 4-0 and 2-0, with the latter being an emphatic victory away from home. It's unlikely that the Hammerers will yield to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this time. And at the very least, both teams should be able to score a minimum of two goals. In the previous season, over 1.5 total goals were recorded in 28 matches involving the hosts and 29 matches involving the guests out of the 38 rounds played.
Prediction for the match: West Ham not to lose and over 1.5 scored goals.
