AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham Predictions

• Bournemouth scored at least twice in each of the last eight competitive H2Hs.
• Bournemouth average exactly two goals scored per home league game this term.
• Birmingham have conceded 16 goals across their last five away games.

Fresh Cherries ready to reignite

After signing seven new players during January including the likes of recognisable names Siriki Dembele, Nat Phillips and Kieffer Moore, Bournemouth are looking to bounce back from losing three of their last four competitive games.

Even with their current wobble, the Cherries remained just one point behind the top-two ahead of the midweek round, so the higher-ups clearly think that this is the year to make their sensational Premier League return.

Singing the Blues

Who better to face when you’re looking for an uptick in form than an out-of-sorts Birmingham, then? The Blues are feeling exactly that after a run of just one win from their last ten league games. Only three sides picked up fewer points than them during that time and manager Lee Bowyer consequently feels the pinch.

Fan protests have served to exacerbate matters on the pitch as Birmingham look a side in disarray, this has been especially apparent in their recent away games as they have allowed 3.2 goals on average across their last five trips, suggesting this will be no easier against automatic promotion hopefuls.

I predict a comfortable victory for the hosts as the plethora of new talent look to strut their stuff, though it may not be a landslide. I am going for over 1.5 Bournemouth goals for the main prediction as it looks like better value than the win, accompanied by a 2-0 correct score pick for smaller stakes.