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Bournemouth continue their quest to finish in the European places as they welcome Crystal Palace to the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The Cherries are in seventh and just one point behind Brighton & Hove Albion in sixth, which could be enough to secure Champions League football for next season.
Meanwhile, Palace are stuck in 13th but have bigger fish to fry as they aim to reach the Conference League final.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our Today's betting tips page for more of our expert Premier League predictions!
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Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace key stats
- Bournemouth are unbeaten in 14 league games (W6, D8).
- Palace have won just once in four matches in all competitions (D1, L2).
- Bournemouth are unbeaten in the previous five H2Hs (W2, D3).
Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace preview: Cherries to stretch unbeaten streak?
| Bournemouth | vs | Palace |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Position | 13th |
| 49 | Points | 43 |
| 52 | Goals For | 36 |
| 52 | Goals Against | 39 |
| 9 | Clean Sheets | 12 |
| 10th | Home Rank | 15th |
| 10th | Away Rank | 8th |
Bournemouth are on a remarkable 14-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, which has put them firmly in contention for a European spot.
The Cherries have never previously tasted European competition, but Andoni Iraola has made that possible for them.
BTTS has come through in eight of Bournemouth's last nine home league games.
Unfortunately for Bournemouth, Iraola will be leaving the Vitality Stadium at the end of the season, and he will be replaced by Marco Rose.
Still, the former will want to leave on a high, and a win against Palace would cement their place in the top seven of the league.
The Eagles will be no pushovers though having shown their credentials in Europe in midweek.
An impressive 3-1 victory in their away leg against Shakhtar Donetsk in their Conference League semi-final makes them heavy favourites to reach a first-ever European final, and the chance to win another historic piece of silverware.
BTTS has also come through in nine of Palace's previous 10 away matches across all competitions.
Times have never been better for the FA Cup holders, although they too will be losing a top manager at the end of the season in Oliver Glasner.
Although stranded in mid-table obscurity at the moment, Palace will still have aspirations of finishing in the European places as well come the end of the campaign, especially considering they a boast a game in hand on the chasing pack above them.
Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace form guide & betting tips
| Bournemouth | vs | Palace |
|---|---|---|
| D-D-W-W-D | League Form | W-D-W-D-L |
| 9 | Points | 8 |
| 7th | Form Table | 10th |
| 8 | Goals For | 6 |
| 6 | Goals Against | 5 |
| D-D-W-W-D | Form (all comps) | W-L-D-L-W |
Whispers predicts: Bournemouth 2-2 Crystal Palace
Bournemouth are 8/13 favourites to win, however, with the last three meetings being draws, we are happy to back a Draw at 10/3 again.
BTTS - Yes at 3/4 is our next pick, which has come through in each of Bournemouth's previous four matches and Palace's last two.
Our final punt is Over 3.5 goals at 7/4, given four total goals were scored in each teams' previous outings.
Overall, we are predicting a 2-2 draw, which can be backed at 16/1.
> BTTS - Yes at 3/4 | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 3.5 goals at 7/4 | Likelihood: Possible
> Draw at 10/3 | Likelihood: Outsider