Bournemouth vs West Ham betting tips

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Bournemouth host a struggling West Ham side this evening, with Andoni Iraola’s top-flight team looking to climb to fifth place in the Premier League (8pm, Sky Sports Main Event).

The Cherries sit seventh after 15 games played, but a win by two goals or more could see them push Manchester City into fifth and remain firmly in the race for the European places. They have picked up three consecutive wins since defeats to Brentford and Brighton in November and are currently one of the in-form teams in the league.

In contrast, West Ham have shown one of the league’s most mixed forms in recent weeks, with the Hammers sitting in 14th place after just two wins from their last five games.

Julen Lopetegui has been under pressure from some sections of the fanbase and although that was alleviated by a win over Newcastle and victory over fellow strugglers Wolves last week, poor results against Arsenal and Leicester have raised even more questions.

An away win at the Cherries would move West Ham nine points clear of the relegation zone, while a defeat would see their Spanish coach come under fire again from fans and media.

Betting sites are making Bournemouth their favorite to continue their recent good run, at the expense of a Hammers side that is up to 18/5 on some betting apps.

Bournemouth vs West Ham betting preview: Evanilson and Semenyo lead the Cherries attack

The high-flying Cherries could move up to fifth in the table tonight and their goalscoring duties are largely split equally between Antoine Semenyo, summer signing Evanilson and Dutchman Justin Kluivert – who took three penalties in the same game a few weeks ago.

Both Semenyo and Evanilson have scored four goals each so far this season and with both tasked with carrying the attacking load, expect the duo to have a few more chances to score over the course of the 90 minutes – in fact, they are priced in at 15 /8 or 11/8 to score at any time on football betting sites.

Additionally, Semenyo has taken the second-most shots in the league so far this season with 58 – behind only Erling Haaland. Supporting the Ghanaian and his Brazilian teammate for more than 1.5 shots on goal each is rewarded with a tempting 5/1 at bet365.

Prediction 1 for Bournemouth vs West Ham: Evanilson and Semenyo have more than 1.5 shots on target each – 5/1 bet365

Bournemouth vs West Ham Tips: West Ham scores, but it won’t be enough

West Ham may not be performing as well as their fans are hoping for this season, but so far this season they have scored in 14 of their 17 games and have scored just once away from home.

While Bournemouth are pretty big favorites to win at 8/11 on the Premier League betting sites, they have only kept two clean sheets so far this season, with one of those coming at home against 10-man Arsenal.

Rather than just betting on an outright win, it might be worth betting on the Hammers to score but the Cherries to still take the three points – priced at 19/10 at William Hill.

Bournemouth vs West Ham Prediction 2: Bournemouth win and both teams score – 19/10 William Hill

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