AFC Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Premier League | Vitality Stadium
Saturday, 21 October 2023 @ 3.00pm
AFC Bournemouth are on a terrible run ahead of hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, with just two points collected from their last six games.
The Cherries have picked up two draws and four losses in their last six Premier League games, and face a Wolves side whose last six games have brought two wins and two draws.
Bournemouth are 19th in the table after eight games, of which they have won none and drawn three, earning three points.
Wolves are five places ahead of the Cherries in 14th, with two wins and two draws putting them on eight points.
The visitors' Pedro Neto is the league's most creative player, racking up five assists in eight appearances so far this season.
For the home team, Marcos Senesi, Ryan Christie, Dominic Solanke and Marcus Tavernier have set up the most goals, having laid on one assist apiece to date.
With five goals in eight games so far this season, Bournemouth are the league's joint-lowest scorers with 0.6 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 18 goals at a rate of 2.2 per game.
Wolves are also below average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.8 goals per game.
In the last five years, Bournemouth and Wolves have played each other on six occasions. Bournemouth won one of them, Wolves three, and they drew twice.
On average, the Cherries scored 0.5 goals and Wolves 1.0 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on February 18, when Bournemouth won 1-0 away.
Bournemouth's last match was on October 7, a 3-0 loss against Everton.
Wolves drew 1-1 with Aston Villa last time out, on October 8, with Hee-Chan Hwang on the scoresheet.
Saturday's match will be refereed by Paul Tierney, who has taken charge of four Premier League games so far this season, issuing two red cards and booking 16 players. He has awarded one penalty.
He is yet to oversee a match featuring either Bournemouth or Wolves this season.