AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United Predictions

• Both teams have scored in just 14 of Manchester United’s 33 league fixtures
• Bournemouth’s last two games have produced just one goal in total
• Only Everton (7) have failed to score in more Premier League away games than Manchester United (6) this season
• Evanilson has scored nine times in this term’s Premier League

Dead-rubber unlikely to entertain

It is that stage of the Premier League season when there are plenty of dead-rubbers going on and there is not much to get excited about going into Bournemouth’s clash with Manchester United.

Bournemouth are a few too many points off the pace to be engaged in the battle for the Premier League top six and beyond and are only really looking to ensure they finish in the top half.

As for Manchester United, the league season has long felt like a write-off with Ruben Amorim’s focus now on the Europa League semi-finals.

Indeed, United travel to Basque country to face Athletic Bilbao next Thursday and Amorim may choose to ring the changes for this game.

When matches have so little riding on them, they can often go one of two ways – they are either humdingers or they are dull and low-scoring.

And given the lack of quality shown by United in attack this season, the latter feels more likely for this fixture.

Goals could be at a premium on south coast

Some punters might like the look of a Bournemouth win but the Cherries have blown hot and cold recently, losing at home to relegation-threatened Ipswich at the start of the month.

And a bet on one or both teams not to score could instead be the way to go.

Both teams have scored in just 14 of Manchester United’s 33 league fixtures this season, while their top-flight matches are averaging just 2.55 goals per game – only Everton’s (2.24) are averaging fewer.

Evanilson could net winner against United

Bournemouth, meanwhile, have recorded successive clean sheets against Fulham and Crystal Palace in their last two games, although they scored just once themselves in the process.

Neither side are in great form but the Cherries have at least taken four points from their last two assignments and are the team to back in the correct score market with a 1-0 win.

As for a goalscorer selection, Evanilson is Bournemouth’s main man up front and could snatch the only goal in a tight contest.