Bournemouth host Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend in the Premier League, with both sides aiming to recover from difficult starts and steady themselves early in the campaign. Kick-off is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, as each club seeks their first win after opening day setbacks.
- Date: 23/08/2025
- Kick-off: 3pm
- Location: Dean Court, Bournemouth
Bournemouth enter the fixture on the back of a 4-2 defeat away to Liverpool, a game that showcased both attacking ambition and defensive fragility. The Cherries were competitive for large spells of the game and will be pleased with the account they gave of themselves, with their new signings seeking to bed in quickly. Djordje Petrovic has taken over in goal following major defensive departures over the summer, including Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen, and Milos Kerkez. Adrien Truffert has arrived to bolster the left-back position and had a very strong debut, and Bournemouth will be looking to develop greater stability at the back while maintaining the high-tempo style that suited them last season. The challenge will be to sustain energy and avoid the drop-off they experienced late in the previous campaign.
Wolves, meanwhile, suffered a tough opening defeat to Manchester City at Molineux. Matheus Cunha and Rayan Aït-Nouri have moved on, but new arrivals Jhon Arias, Jørgen Strand Larsen, and David Møller Wolfe are expected to offer energy and attacking threat. Wolves finished 16th last season, pulling away from the relegation zone late, and their immediate task this term is to re-establish defensive discipline and improve attacking output.
In recent head-to-head meetings between the two teams, Wolves have had a marginally better win record against Bournemouth in competitive fixtures. The Midlands club have won two of the last five games, with three of those ending in a draw, one of which Bournemouth went on to win on penalties.
Statistically, Bournemouth averaged 1.5 goals per game across their last 20 matches and have a slight edge in expected goals and possession metrics. Wolves have maintained a solid if unspectacular defensive structure, keeping more clean sheets and winning a higher percentage of tackles and aerial duels.
All in all, there isn't too much to separate these sides, so given Bournemouth's home advantage and the propensity of these two sides to cancel each other out, we're going for another draw.
Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves
