Bournemouth & Everton Clash Seeking to Break Recent Trends
Bournemouth, England - AFC Bournemouth and Everton meet in a Premier League fixture steeped in recent second-half drama, as both sides navigate contrasting form ahead of TuesdayS encounter at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth are aiming to extend a strong home run, while everton look to maintain thier impressive away form under David Moyes.
Historically, matches between Bournemouth and Everton have been tightly contested, especially in recent years. The last three Premier League meetings have been goalless at half-time, wiht all nine goals scored in the second half.67.3% of goals in this fixture have been scored after the break (37/55), with 27.3% arriving in the last 10 minutes (15).
Bournemouth enters the match in good form at home, currently unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games at the Vitality Stadium (W5 D2) – their longest unbeaten run in the top-flight. Prior to this, they had lost 10 of 13 December Premier League matches, but have since won seven and drawn four of their last 12 in the month, losing only to Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 on New Year’s Eve in 2023. However, Bournemouth has struggled in midweek Premier League fixtures recently, losing each of their last three played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, after a 10-game unbeaten run between April 2023 and January 2024 (W7 D3). Marcus Tavernier will be looking to continue his recent goalscoring form, having scored in his last two Premier League appearances at the Vitality Stadium, netting two goals after previously scoring only two in 36 home games.
Everton, under manager David Moyes, has seen a significant upturn in away form. Since Moyes’ return in January, only Arsenal have collected more away Premier League points than the Toffees (24), winning seven of 15 games (D3 L5). This contrasts sharply with their record before his arrival,where they won only seven of 44 away games (D16 L21). Their recent 1-0 victory at Manchester United demonstrates this enhancement, though they haven’t secured consecutive away clean sheets since December 2023, following 1-0 and 2-0 wins against Nottingham Forest and Burnley respectively.Moyes has a strong past record against Bournemouth,losing only one of his nine Premier League games against them (W4 D4),a 1-0 defeat with Sunderland in April 2017. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has also been impactful on the road, involved in three goals in his last five away Premier League appearances (2 goals, 1 assist), exceeding his previous total of 1 goal and 1 assist in 39 away games.
