Bournemouth host Leeds looking to climb away from drop zone

Recent momentum points opposite ways

Bournemouth have won three of their last five matches, including back-to-back victories in their most recent outings. A 3-0 win over STG was followed by a 2-0 result against SUN, though that run came either side of a 1-5 defeat to Chelsea. Leeds have taken four points from their last five, drawing twice and losing twice, most recently a 1-1 result against MAN. A win here would take Bournemouth to nine points from eight matches; Leeds would move to 13 points, within reach of the sides immediately above them.

History offers little separation

The last five meetings have been tight. Two of them finished 2-2, Bournemouth won 4-1 in one and lost 3-4 and 0-1 in the others. Those fixtures produced 21 goals in total. The market gives Bournemouth a 43.6 per cent chance of taking all three points, Leeds 28.4 per cent, with the market implying a 28.0 per cent probability of a draw. That slight edge to the home side reflects their recent form more than the gap in the table, where Leeds sit seventh and Bournemouth remain in the bottom half looking to build separation.

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