Bournemouth vs Wolves Prediction & Betting Tips (23 August)

Back among the elite in 2022, Bournemouth has continued to progress since the arrival of Basque technician Andoni Iraola. Last season, Les Cherries showed great measures and finished in 9th place in Premier League, only 9 lengths from the 7th. They now aim to confirm this dynamic by further consolidating their new status in the elite. The idea of getting closer to European places even seems to be a realistic objective for this club in full structuring. Bournemouth began his preparation with 3 hibernian, Everton and Bristol City successes before completing it on 4 games without victory: two setbacks against Man U 4-1 and West Ham 0-2 as well as two draws against Real Sociedad 1-1, 0-0. For the J1, the Cherries made an impression by jostling Liverpool despite a defeat conceded at the end of the game 4-2. Share in danger of relegation in the past season, Wolverhampton was able to raise the tone after the truce to obtain a support without fear.

Under the direction of Vitor Pereira in 2025, the Wolves finished 16th of the Premier League with a comfortable margin of 17 points in the red zone. The club still aims a more peaceful season this time. For this, the Vitor Pereira team will have to start its championship better, but the summer preparation has not reassured. No success in the clock, with a draw against Stoke 1-1, Championship, then defeats against Lens 1-3, Girona 2-1 and Celta Vigo 0-1. True to these disturbing signals, the J1 ended in a heavy fall 0-4 against Manchester City at home. 

On the Bournemouth side, it was impossible to keep young defenders Zabarnyi (PSG), Huijsen (Real Madrid) as well as Kerkez (Liverpool), while the winger Ouattara joined Brentford recently for 42m. We must also point out the departures of the Kepa goalkeeper (end of the loan) but also of Travers (Everton) and Anthony (Burnley), less central in the project. On the other hand, the Cherries attracted goalkeeper Petrovic (Chelsea, Strasbourg), the Axial Diakité defender (Lille) and the left side Truffert (Rennes), without forgetting the young Kroupi (Lorient) who should have a real role this season. The main offensive advantages of last season, Kluivert (12 goals and 6 assists), Semenyo (11 goals and 5 assists) and Evanilson (10 goals) remained. In addition, Kluivert is forfeited, as is the frameworks of the Cook and Christie environment, or even the unique replacement (2 goals) which will also miss. It was Semenyo who had scored a double against Liverpool at the opening, a few minutes after being targeted by racist insults, a brilliant response on the ground. Bournemouth Wolverhampton During the offseason, Wolverhampton had to resolve to lose his Brazilian star striker Matheus Cunha (left at Manchester United). His two excellent laterals, Nelson Semedo (Fenerbahce) and Aït-Nouri (Manchester City), also left the ship, as well as the wingers little used Sarabia (Al-Arabi, 3 goals and 2 PL passes last year), Guedes (2 goals and 4 passes), Carlos Borges, the Middle Doyle (Birmingham) as well as the experienced Craig Dawson in defense.

The Danish striker Strand Larsen (14 goals and 4 PL passes last season), loaned by Celta Vigo, was definitively bought. The offensive sector has also been reinforced by the signatures of iron Lopez (Celta Vigo) and Jhon Arias (Fluminense). In the midfield, the Brazilians Joao Gomes and André form the reference pair while the former Rémois Agbadou settled as a defensive pillar. Secondary elements Chiwome, Gonzalez and Fabio Silva, already absent on the past weekend, should miss this confrontation. The probable compositions for Bournemouth - Wolves: Bournemouth: Petrovic - Truffert, Senesi, Diakité, Smith - Scott, Adams - Brooks, Tavernier, Semeryo - Evanilson.wolverhampton: SA - Doherty, Agbadou, Toti - Hoever, Joao Gomes, Andre, Wolfe - Bellegarde, Munetsi - Stand Larsen.