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Eddie Howe’s men have been dreadful on the road ahead of our Stoke City vs Bournemouth preview and soccer predictions, with Stoke set to be the next team to profit from the Cherries travelling badly.

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Bournemouth have lost all four of their opening away games in the Premier League, while home form has been essentially Stoke City’s only plus point from a stop-start campaign thus far in 2017/2018.

Our Stoke City vs Bournemouth predictions are based on this competitive home form, which makes the Premier League odds very tempting when backing the Potters to cruise to three points.

Mark Hughes’ side are relying on their performances at the Bet365 Stadium to keep them afloat at present, and they’ve picked up some good points on their own patch despite facing some tough teams in Staffordshire so far this season.

Stoke City vs Bournemouth Prediction and Betting Advice

Stoke have lost just one of their opening four home Premier League clashes, despite facing the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea in their first three games. They’ve taken seven points from a possible 12, which is a huge positive when looking at the difficulty of their fixture list.

Most recently, the hosts managed a 2-1 win over Southampton, with Peter Crouch netting the winning goal in the 85th minute. Stoke may not be playing particularly flowing or pretty football at the moment, but they need points at home to make up for their away lulls.

Betfair offer the best value for a home victory, which is incredibly long odds given the fact that Bournemouth arrive having lost all four of their opening Premier League away games consecutively. Eddie Howe’s men are coming to a very difficult stadium, too, which points towards Stoke getting the chance to maintain their good start at the Bet365 Stadium.

Bournemouth have not only been poor in terms of picking up points on the road but ahead of our Stoke City vs Bournemouth bets, they have also been pretty toothless. Only one goal for the Cherries in over 360 minutes of top-flight football is just not good enough, given the money that they spent in the summer on Jermain Defoe’s huge wages.

West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal, and Tottenham have all kept clean sheets at home against Howe’s side, with Everton the only team to concede against them at home in the Premier League this campaign. While their contests have often been tight, they do not appear to have the quality to make the small differences count.

Our Stoke City vs Bournemouth picks suggest that both teams scoring is therefore unlikely. Ladbrokes have the best offer in this particular market, with backing Stoke to win without conceding appearing to be one of the better bets to place on this particular fixture. The Potters rely on their home form and Bournemouth will probably end up doing the same.