Arsenal have found Bournemouth a tricky place to visit in the past, winning just one of their last four Premier League games at this venue. However, the Gunners have already done enough in the early stages of this season to suggest they will be more reliable in such fixtures.
Tottenham host Wolves on the back of their fiery 2-2 draw at London rivals Chelsea and are fancied to enjoy a welcome smooth success. Wanderers have just one point and a single goal to show from their opening two matches and are yet to find any real spark up front.
Real Salt Lake will be seeking revenge for a heart-breaking 2-1 loss in Vancouver a couple of months ago, when going down to a stoppage-time penalty. A change in venue will help as RSL have been strong at home this term while the Whitecaps do not have a good away record.
Inter Miami and Toronto have both put together a solid set of results and a close encounter is anticipated at DRV PNK Stadium. The hosts have gone four games without defeat while the resurgent Reds are on a five-match unbeaten run which has pushed them up the table.
Montreal have lost their last six head-to-head meetings with New England but look a different team this season and are tipped to buck that trend. Wilfried Nancy’s side are flying high in second place in the Eastern Conference, nine points ahead of the Revolution, who are sixth.
Toronto and New England both have some good recent form behind them ahead of their midweek clash in Canada. Bob Bradley’s side ended a dismal run with three wins and a draw from their last four outings, while the Revolution have taken eight points from a possible 12.
Vancouver Whitecaps will be hoping to bounce back at home when they face Colorado Rapids. The Whitecaps were hammered 5-2 by Los Angeles Galaxy over the weekend, but are strong at BC Place this season and the Rapids are struggling on the road.
Leeds and Chelsea will look to shrug off disappointment when they face off at Elland Road. Leeds let a two-goal lead slip versus Southampton at St Mary’s while the Blues conceded a last-gasp equaliser against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Sunday before tempers flared.
Vancouver have a decent record when visiting LA Galaxy and will travel to Dignity Health Sports Park in good spirits this weekend. The Whitecaps have lost only one of the last four renewals of this fixture and their overall away record versus the Galaxy is a solid 4-3-2.
Montreal travel to Houston on a five-match unbeaten run and can take heart from having won on three of their last four MLS road trips. The Dynamo are reeling from a hat-trick of defeats and have only picked up one point from their last three fixtures at PNC Stadium.
Toronto’s resurgence has seen them pick up seven points out of nine and Portland may find it hard to halt the Reds’ momentum at BMO Field. Admittedly, the Timbers are on a 10-match unbeaten run but after three straight draws, the feeling is they are now due a defeat.
Man Utd began the new season in just as much disarray as they finished last term and are hard to back at Brentford. The Bees kicked off with a brave draw at Leicester and look more settled than when well beaten twice by the Red Devils in their debut Premier League campaign.
Rangers have given themselves a mountain to climb after losing 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier versus Union Saint Gilloise. However, Ibrox will be jumping for the return fixture and we haven’t given up hope of the Glasgow outfit progressing.
The last four UEFA Super Cup contests have all gone to extra time and we’re backing that trend to continue when Real Madrid meet Eintracht Frankfurt. Real are rated a class apart but Frankfurt should strip fitter due to an earlier start to their domestic season.