Ipswich vs AFC Bournemouth Predictions

• Bournemouth have won their last seven matches
• Six of Ipswich’s nine Premier League games have featured at least three goals
• Evanilson has scored in six of his last seven appearances for the Cherries

No stopping the Cherries

Any fears that Bournemouth would slump following the departure of their manager Andoni Iraola to Liverpool have been eased in spectacular fashion in the last few weeks as the Cherries have embarked on a run of blistering form.

With Marco Rose now at the helm, the south-coast outfit have won their last seven matches and conceded their first goal of that sequence in their latest game, a 3-1 win at Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday.

Milan, Manchester United and Aston Villa have all been beaten by a 3-0 scoreline and they have responded perfectly to the 5-1 loss they suffered at Chelsea on October 10, which seems an awfully long time ago.

However, a trip to Ipswich on Sunday cannot be taken lightly as the Tractor Boys have made an encouraging start to the season after gaining promotion from the Championship in May.

Tractor Boys are holding their own

The hosts were understandably seen as a potential struggler at the start of the campaign, particularly as they went straight back down the last time they were at English football’s top table, but the signs are encouraging under Gary O’Neil.

The Suffolk outfit sit 13th in the table, which would represent a successful season if they were to stay there, and their one home defeat of the season came against Liverpool, so that is no disgrace either.

O’Neil would love to get one over the club where he began his Premier League managerial career and his team have been generally positive, scoring at least twice in six of their nine league assignments.

That, and the fact Bournemouth have scored at least three times in five of their last seven games, points to an entertaining encounter, so back over 3.5 goals in Sunday’s clash.

Ipswich can contribute, but it is hard to dismiss the Cherries’ recent form, so correct-score punters are pointed towards a 3-1 away win.

Evanilson is leading the charge

Evanilson has been one of the stars of the show for Bournemouth and the Brazilian striker has made a huge contribution to their great run.

He was on target in the Czech Republic on Thursday and that was the sixth occasion in his last seven appearances that he has found the net and he can build on that on the visit to Suffolk.