Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on MKM Stadium when Hull City and Bournemouth square off against each other in the Championship round 5. The Tigers are on a three-game losing run in the English second tier, and it should come as no surprise the bookies see them as underdogs in Saturday’s football game. Grant McCann could opt to make changes to the starting XI, with all Eaves, Cannon, and Emmanuel pushing for a start.
The Cherries, on the other hand, are on a quest to return to the Premier League. Bournemouth are eyeing thier third win of the season, and given Hull City’s shaky defence, we believe that punters can find value in betting on the visiting team. Junior Stanislas, who limped off with injury at the weekend, is rated doubtful for the MKM Stadium clash, but Scott Parker has a number of high-profile footballers to choose from.
Highlighted Player (Callum Elder):
Callum Elder is an Australia international who plays for Hull City in the League One. Elder started his youth career at Manly United, but in 2011 he was spotted by Leicester City scouts. Despite being a Leicester City player from 2013 to 2019, he did not see any game action with the Foxes in the Premier League.
Callum Elder played for the likes of Mansfield Town, Peterborough United, Brentford, Barnsley, Wigan Athletic, and Ipswich Town before signing a three-year contract with the Tigers for an undisclosed fee. Speaking of his international career, the pacey left-back has one cap with the Australia U20 team.
Elder’s favourite position is left-back, but he is capable of producing fine displays as a centre-back as well. Elder wears the No. 3 jersey at Hull City, and he is an athletic full-back who likes getting up and down the left-hand side. The Australian player was born on January 27, 1995.
Highlighted Team (Bournemouth):
Bournemouth are a professional football club that was formed back in 1890. The Cherries secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2015/2016 season, with the team making it to the English top flight for the first time ever.
Bournemouth play their home games at Dean Court and the capacity of the stadium is 11,469.
The Cherries enjoyed a very successful season on their Premier League debut, with the team beating the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United in the national championship. Glenn Murray scored the winner for Bournemouth in the 1-0 win over the capital club at Stamford Bridge and that is probably the greatest victory in the club’s history.
Bournemouth have been participating in the FA Cup since 1913, but they have yet to win the trophy in the prestigious competition. It has to be noted that the club’s original name Boscombe Athletic Football Club was changed to Bournemouth back in 1923 as the club owners wanted the Cherries to be more representative of the district.