Manchester United travel to AFC Bournemouth with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

The visiting Manchester United side are thought to be front runners at AFC Bournemouth, as the away side hold a 27 point supremacy from their 35 league games this season.

Insights:
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (37) in Premier League
  • Manchester United have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League

Relegation threatens AFC Bournemouth who should definitely be looking for some points here.

AFC Bournemouth and Manchester United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for AFC Bournemouth at their home stadium (Vitality Stadium) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

No payout for Bournemouth in their previous match, an away game at Crystal Palace that ended in defeat 0-2. Defender Kelly got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Kelly won 6 of 6 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Chelsea with the scoreline 1-3.

The AFC Bournemouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. AFC Bournemouth have conceded 27 from these games.

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Manchester United form and stats

7-3-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester United, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away. United has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Martial and Garnacho scored in Manchester United's previous match, the home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers that ended 2-0. Midfielder Fernandes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.24. Fernandes served one assist, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting West Ham United's place.

Lacking goals? 9 of this team's last 10 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Manchester United have scored 21 goals in 18 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have played before this season: Manchester United - AFC Bournemouth 3-0. Head to head data (for the previous ten meetings): Bournemouth won one game, one match ended with a tie and Manchester United got eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
16 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
7 goals
AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
6 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Manchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Manchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 35
11 6 1 Won W 5 7 20
6 4 1 Drew D 0 3 6
19 8 3 Lost L 1 8 9
37 20 5 Scored S 8 21 51
69 27 11 Conceded C 2 33 41
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
78% 78% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 71%
50% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 44% 49%
33% 28% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 23%
22% 17% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
39% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 44% 40%
22% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 28% 46%
44% 39% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 28% 20%
 
3.8 4.4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.2 5.2
7.1 6.1 8.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.9 5.6
1.8 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.3 10.3 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12.7 15.3
3.5 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 5.1 5.5
29% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 23% 26%
 
16.4 14.8 18 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 14.4 12.9
5.4 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.9 3.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (37) in Premier League
  • Manchester United have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League
  • Manchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 34 26 4 4 89 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 16 10 3 3 30 14 58 82
2 Arsenal 35 25 6 4 83 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 18 12 3 3 35 17 44 81
3 Newcastle United 35 18 12 5 63 31 17 10 5 2 32 13 18 8 7 3 31 18 32 66
4 Manchester United 35 20 6 9 51 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 18 7 3 8 21 33 10 66
5 Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 25 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 6 13 65 59 18 12 1 5 36 22 18 5 5 8 29 37 6 57
7 Aston Villa 36 17 6 13 48 44 18 11 2 5 31 20 18 6 4 8 17 24 4 57
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 16 7 10 63 45 17 9 3 5 33 19 16 7 4 5 30 26 18 55
9 Fulham 36 15 6 15 52 49 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 51
10 Brentford 35 12 14 9 52 45 17 8 7 2 32 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 7 50
11 Chelsea 35 11 10 14 36 41 18 6 6 6 19 18 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 43
12 Crystal Palace 36 11 10 15 37 46 18 7 6 5 20 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -9 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 7 18 30 52 18 9 2 7 18 19 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 36 11 6 19 37 69 18 6 4 8 20 27 18 5 2 11 17 42 -32 39
15 West Ham United 35 10 7 18 38 50 18 7 4 7 23 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -12 37
16 Nottingham Forest 36 8 10 18 36 67 18 7 6 5 26 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -31 34
17 Everton 35 7 11 17 32 53 17 5 3 9 15 24 18 2 8 8 17 29 -21 32
18 Leeds United 36 7 10 19 46 71 18 5 7 6 25 33 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 31
19 Leicester City 35 8 6 21 49 64 17 4 4 9 21 23 18 4 2 12 28 41 -15 30
20 Southampton 36 6 6 24 31 66 18 2 4 12 15 33 18 4 2 12 16 33 -35 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 34 26 4 4 89 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 16 10 3 3 30 14 58 82
2 Arsenal 35 25 6 4 83 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 18 12 3 3 35 17 44 81
3 Newcastle United 35 18 12 5 63 31 17 10 5 2 32 13 18 8 7 3 31 18 32 66
4 Manchester United 35 20 6 9 51 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 18 7 3 8 21 33 10 66
5 Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 25 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 6 13 65 59 18 12 1 5 36 22 18 5 5 8 29 37 6 57
7 Aston Villa 36 17 6 13 48 44 18 11 2 5 31 20 18 6 4 8 17 24 4 57
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 16 7 10 63 45 17 9 3 5 33 19 16 7 4 5 30 26 18 55
9 Fulham 36 15 6 15 52 49 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 51
10 Brentford 35 12 14 9 52 45 17 8 7 2 32 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 7 50
11 Chelsea 35 11 10 14 36 41 18 6 6 6 19 18 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 43
12 Crystal Palace 36 11 10 15 37 46 18 7 6 5 20 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -9 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 11 7 18 30 52 18 9 2 7 18 19 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 36 11 6 19 37 69 18 6 4 8 20 27 18 5 2 11 17 42 -32 39
15 West Ham United 35 10 7 18 38 50 18 7 4 7 23 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -12 37
16 Nottingham Forest 36 8 10 18 36 67 18 7 6 5 26 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -31 34
17 Everton 35 7 11 17 32 53 17 5 3 9 15 24 18 2 8 8 17 29 -21 32
18 Leeds United 36 7 10 19 46 71 18 5 7 6 25 33 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 31
19 Leicester City 35 8 6 21 49 64 17 4 4 9 21 23 18 4 2 12 28 41 -15 30
20 Southampton 36 6 6 24 31 66 18 2 4 12 15 33 18 4 2 12 16 33 -35 24

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