Bournemouth vs Luton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th December 2023
Bournemouth are highly favoured to claim a win against Luton, whom they face on Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Vitality Stadium seems to be the obvious outcome.
Bournemouth are 14th in the rankings with 19 points after 16 matches played, whereas Luton rank 18th in the Premier League on nine points.
Bournemouth have their target aimed at getting one over Luton this coming Saturday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth enter their next Premier League match, averaging a decent 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 16 goals, while also conceding 19 times. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Luton hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded two goals per match for a total of 20 goals, while claiming zero clean sheets as well.
This will be the inaugural meeting between Bournemouth and Luton in the Premier League in this century, thus providing a completely unprecedented situation for both teams.
Bournemouth vs Luton Prediction
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 2-2 with Aston Villa. Next up was a 0-2 win against Crystal Palace, before Manchester United were defeated in 0-3 win. In their last six Premier League home matches, Bournemouth have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored seven and conceded nine goals.
Luton Form
Luton were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 3-1 by Brentford. Next up, Arsenal won 3-4, before losing 1-2 against Manchester City. In their last six Premier League away matches, Luton failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 11 times.
Going forward, Bournemouth and Luton are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Saturday.
Bournemouth won nine points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored seven and let in five goals. Luton earned seven points from their last four games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored seven goals in those matches, but also allowed six goals against on their way to two wins. Bournemouth have a record of five wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Luton have a record of two wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.
Bournemouth vs Luton Stats
- In 9 of the last 11 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Bournemouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bournemouth have scored in the last 9 matches in a row
- In 5 of the last 6 Bournemouth home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bournemouth have not lost the last 5 matches in a row
- Luton have conceded in the last 19 matches in a row
- Luton have conceded in the last 11 away matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 10 matches Luton played, both teams scored
- Luton have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Luton have not won 12 of the last 14 matches
Bournemouth vs Luton Squads
Bournemouth Squad
The 41-year-old Iraola will select the starting eleven against Luton from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
Darren Randolph (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/2), Mark Travers (0/0), Neto (0/14), Adam Smith (0/8), Chris Mepham (0/5), Illia Zabarnyi (0/16), Lloyd Kelly (0/9), Marcos Senesi (2/14), Max Aarons (0/12), Milos Kerkez (0/15), Ryan Fredericks (0/0), Alex Scott (0/3), Dango Ouattara (0/10), David Brooks (1/9), Emiliano Marcondes (0/0), Gavin Kilkenny (0/0), Hamed Traore (0/3), Joe Rothwell (0/10), Justin Kluivert (1/13), Lewis Cook (0/12), Marcus Tavernier (2/13), Philip Billing (2/15), Ryan Christie (0/16), Tyler Adams (0/0), Antoine Semenyo (3/13), Dominic Solanke (8/16), Kieffer Moore (1/6), Luis Sinisterra (1/9).
Luton Squad
Below is the full team squad of Luton. The manager Edwards will pick his starting XI against Bournemouth from these players:
James Shea (0/0), Thomas Kaminski (0/16), Tim Krul (0/0), Amari'i Bell (0/11), Daniel Potts (0/0), Gabriel Osho (1/6), Issa Kabore (0/13), Joseph Johnson (0/0), Mads Juel Andersen (1/6), Reece Burke (0/8), Teden Mengi (1/11), Tom Lockyer (1/14), Albert Sambi Lokonga (0/3), Alfie Doughty (0/15), Andros Townsend (0/8), Jacob Brown (2/15), Jake Burger (0/0), Luke Berry (0/2), Marvelous Nakamba (0/13), Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (0/14), Ross Barkley (1/11), Ryan Giles (0/9), Tahith Chong (1/14), Carlton Morris (3/16), Cauley Woodrow (0/7), Chiedozie Ogbene (1/15), Elijah Adebayo (4/16), Jordan Clark (0/5), Sam Anderson (0/0).
Bournemouth vs Luton Team News
Bournemouth could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Luton this coming Saturday.
Hamed Traore, Darren Randolph, Lloyd Kelly, Max Aarons, Alex Scott, Tyler Adams, Emiliano Marcondes, Ryan Fredericks and Tyler Adams nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bournemouth against Luton at Vitality Stadium.
Going to Bournemouth, Luton have three players out of action for the match on Saturday.
Cauley Woodrow, Reece Burke and Daniel Potts all face a spell on the sidelines for Luton due to various injuries.
Bournemouth vs Luton Lineups
Bournemouth vs Luton H2H
Bournemouth picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against Luton, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 4/1.
Bournemouth vs Luton Results
Bournemouth vs Luton Betting Tips
Jacob Brown shows decent form right now for Luton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Bournemouth, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Dominic Solanke also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.
Vitality Stadium saw three wins for Bournemouth in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew three and lost four, while Luton won two of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing one and losing seven. Bournemouth are looking at five wins from a possible 10 Premier League matches. Their visitors this coming Saturday claimed all three points one times in their previous 10 league matches.
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bournemouth, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Luton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
