Overview:

On Sunday, August 21st, (0-0-1) Bournemouth will be on the road to take on (0-0-1) West Ham United.  Last season West Ham finished 7^th in the Premier League with 62 points whereas Bournemouth finished 16^th with 42 points.

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Statistics 2015-16 (20 Teams):

Goals: West Ham 65 (4^th) > Bournemouth 45 (12^th)

Assists: West Ham 38 (9^th) > Bournemouth 28 (13^th)

Shots on goal: West Ham 179 (5^th) > Bournemouth 140 (13^th)

Clean Sheets: West Ham 11 (11^th) > Bournemouth 7 (18^th)

Possession: Bournemouth 51% (9^th) > West Ham 49.1% (12^th)

Pass Success: Bournemouth 79.8% > West Ham 77.6% (16^th)

Top Scorers:

West Ham: Andy Carroll 9 Dmitri Payet 9 (22^nd) > Joshua King 6 (tied for 40^th)

Summary:

West Ham is the superior team in nearly every category.  Bouremouth does a good job of maintaining possession so if West Ham doesn’t score early they could play for the draw.  In the end West Ham is playing in front of their home crowd so I expect them to get back on track with an easy win.

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