Bournemouth are looking up at the European places as they welcome Leeds United to the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
A 2-1 win at Newcastle United continued their charge up the table, and another victory here could see them break into the top six.
Meanwhile, Leeds won 3-0 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers to go eight points clear of the relegation zone, and they will now be confident of staying up.
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. Leeds United key stats
- Bournemouth are now unbeaten in 12 games (W5, D7).
- Leeds are also unbeaten in six matches in all competitions (W2, D4).
- Each of the last three Premier League H2Hs have seen both teams score.
Bournemouth vs. Leeds United preview: Cherries to continue European push?
| Bournemouth | vs | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| 8th | Position | 15th |
| 48 | Points | 39 |
| 50 | Goals For | 42 |
| 50 | Goals Against | 49 |
| 9 | Clean Sheets | 7 |
| 10th | Home Rank | 11th |
| 9th | Away Rank | 18th |
Bournemouth have announced ahead of kick-off that Marco Rose will replace Andoni Iraola as the manager at the end of the season.
Iraola will want to finish the season on a high, and could guide the Cherries to their first-ever European campaign.
His team are on an impressive 12-game unbeaten run, and are very much in the hunt to finish in the European spots.
Leeds will not make it easy for them, but Bournemouth will fancy their chances of another win on home soil.
As for the visitors, Daniel Farke has done an equally-good job of keeping his side outside of the relegation zone following promotion this season.
Beating Wolves means they are eight points clear of Tottenham in 18th, and with just five matches left and 15 points to play for, the Whites can consider themselves all but safe.
Not only that, but Leeds also have an FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea to look forward to, and with the Blues out of sorts at the moment, they will fancy their chances of reaching the final at Wembley Stadium.
Nonetheless, their focus is currently on Bournemouth and how they can break their unbeaten run, with them too on a streak of six games without defeat.
Bournemouth vs. Leeds United form guide & betting tips
| Bournemouth | vs | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| D-D-D-W-W | League Form | L-D-D-W-W |
| 9 | Points | 8 |
| 6th | Form Table | 8th |
| 6 | Goals For | 5 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 2 |
| D-D-D-W-W | Form (all comps) | D-D-W-W-W |
Whispers predicts: Bournemouth 3-1 Leeds United
Bournemouth are favourites to win, and having impressively beaten Arsenal and Newcastle in their last two games, we are backing Bournemouth to win at 21/20.
We are also backing BTTS - Yes at 4/6, which has come through in the previous three H2Hs.
Our final pick is Over 3.5 goals at 2/1, with a total of 16 scored over those three meetings, and with Leeds having one eye on their FA Cup semi-final, they could ship a few here.
Overall, we are predicting a 3-1 Bournemouth win, which is available at 16/1.
> BTTS - Yes at 4/6 | Likelihood: Probable
> Bournemouth to win at 21/20 | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 3.5 goals at 2/1 | Likelihood: Possible