Bournemouth builds up to their promotion credentials this weekend when they play host to Swansea City. The match is scheduled for Saturday at the Vitality Stadium with kickoff at 6 pm.
The Cherries suffered their first defeat following a 2-1 loss to Preston North End. On the other hand, Swansea City is 11th on the table with 23 points.
Although the defeat to rivals Preston came as a shock, it was nothing short of a fair result. The first half constituted the best-attacking football Bournemouth has played this season, yet three poor clearances dearly.
The Cherries had been unbeaten, but they found themselves two goals down within the first half-an-hour.
Dominic Solanke had given the Cherries the lead, but his miss meant he failed to score in four successive appearances for the first time in four matches.
Bournemouth will learn plenty about their promotion credentials by how they respond to their first defeat of the season.
Both Swans and The Cherries suffered play-off heartache last season; Parker replaced Bradley this summer at Swansea, while Bournemouth replaced Howe with Martin.
For many, the Swans’ revival of sorts has come as a surprise given their poor start to the season – the club having failed to win any of their first ten league matches of the campaign.
Bournemouth vs Swansea City Head to Head
Both sides have 12 games against each other, with hosts taking seven wins while Swansea with one win. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End
- Reading 0-2 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 3-0 Huddersfield
- Stoke City 0-1 Bournemouth
- Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth
Away
- Coventry City 1-2 Swansea
- Swansea City 3-0 Peterborough
- Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea City
- Swansea City 2-1 West Brom
- Swansea City 3-0 Cardiff City
Bournemouth Team News
Leif Davis is likely to continue at left-back after impressing on his debut against Sunderland. Bournemouth University graduate Robbie Brady is in contention to start in the middle of the park if he recovers from a knock, with Junior Stanislas also expected to figure after sitting out last week.
Swansea City Team News
All of the most recent victories have been with a historical sweep, which would mean that Martin will most likely keep an unchanged side. Pirone has scored four goals and recorded two assists over the last five matches but has not found the net in his last four away games.
Prediction and Odds
We expect the hosts to show fight to overcome their first defeat of the season with a win.
- Bournemouth Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Under 3.5
