Opta Stats: Bournemouth v Southampton

Dan Fitch
01 December 2017

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It's a south coast derby as Bournemouth take on Southampton. Opta presents the vital statistics.

"After losing their first eight Premier League games on a Sunday, scoring four goals and conceding 21, the Cherries have picked up four points from their last three (W1 D1 L1)."

The draw is 3.39/4.

Bournemouth have recorded just one win in their last nine league meetings with Southampton (W1 D2 L6). The Saints are 2.588/5 to win.

There hasn't been a draw in the last eight league clashes between these two sides at the Vitality Stadium, with both sides sharing four wins apiece. Bournemouth are 3.1511/5 to win.

After losing their first eight Premier League games on a Sunday, scoring four goals and conceding 21, the Cherries have picked up four points from their last three (W1 D1 L1). The draw is 3.39/4.

Southampton have won just one of their last seven away league games on a Sunday (D4 L2). Bournemouth are 2.26/5 in the Draw No Bet market.

Bournemouth have lost four of their seven home league games this season - just two fewer than they lost in the whole of 2016-17 (6). Southampton are 1.794/5 Draw No Bet.

This is Southampton's lowest points tally after 14 games of a Premier League season (16) since 2012-13 (12) - they finished that campaign in 14th place. Bournemouth are 1.625/8 Double Chance.

Southampton have scored just 14 goals in their 14 Premier League games so far - at this stage last season, they'd netted just 13 times. Under 2.5 goals is 1.794/5.

Since the start of April, Southampton have scored only 22 goals in their 25 matches in the Premier League (0.88 per game). Under 1.5 goals is 3.1511/5.

The first of Jermain Defoe's four Premier League hat-tricks came against Southampton, for Tottenham back in December 2004. Defoe is 3.55/2 to score.

Joshua King scored only his second goal in 12 Premier League appearances this season in Bournemouth's midweek defeat to Burnley. In his final 12 league games of 2016-17, he netted 10 goals. King is 3.55/2 to find the net.