Peterborough v Bournemouth Preview
Peterborough and Bournemouth face off Friday night as both sides look for a promotion from League One. Peterborough, currently at third place, are the favourites heading into the match while Bournemouth, in sixth place, struggle to find form.
Neither team is quite on track as Peterborough have just one point from their last two matches and Bournemouth have lost three of their last four. Peterborough are solid at home with nine wins and two draws in their last 11 at London Road. Look for plenty of action as they have scored 88 goals on the season, including 35 in their last 11 home games. On top of that, they have two or more goals in 11 of the last 12 home matches, and have failed to score just once at home this term.
Peterborough have been led by George Boyd with seven goals in his last six matches. He has good value to score first in the match with 6/1 odds at Bet365. These teams met back in August where Bournemouth picked up a 5-1 win at Dean Court but current form suggests a Peterborough victory.
Bournemouth have gained only one point from their last four matches and have two wins in their last eight. They have fallen from second to sixth in League One with the losses of Josh McQuoid, Brett Pitman and manager Eddie Howe. Midfielder Marc Pugh has picked up the slack with 12 goals this season. He scored against Charlton last weekend to end a goalscoring drought of 10 games so he is worth a look to score anytime with 2/1 odds at Bet365.
Four of the next five fixtures for Bournemouth are away from home so this is a key game. They have kept only three clean sheets away from home and face the country’s top scorers. To note, Bournemouth have conceded 16 goals in the last 15 minutes of match while Peterborough have scored 23 in that time.
Peterborough v Bournemouth Match Odds (supplied by Bet365)
Peterborough: 5/6
Draw: 11/4
Bournemouth: 3/1