AFC Bournemouth and Blackburn Rovers are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Championship season.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
Disaster struck AFC Bournemouth last season as they could not defend their status as a Premier League team. With 22 defeats from 38 games, and only 9 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Bournemouth are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W5 D6 L8.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Blackburn Rovers have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one fixture.
Let's have a look at how Blackburn Rovers performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 12 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 66 and conceded 63 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 13 with 33/39 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two AFC Bournemouth victories, one draw and two Blackburn Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.AFC Bournemouth missing players
Blackburn Rovers missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| AFC Bournemouth | Last season | Blackburn Rovers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Lost | L | 13 | 17 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 33 | 66 | ||
| 65 | 30 | Conceded | C | 39 | 63 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 74% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 78% | ||
| 61% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 34% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 30% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 55% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 59% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 26% | ||
| 39% | 37% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 22% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 370 | 192 | Total Shots | T S | 212 | 497 | ||
| 116 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 77 | 172 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 52 | 99 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 81 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 66 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 59 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 54 |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | -9 | 52 |
| 12 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -12 | 49 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -20 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -19 | 43 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 41 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -26 | 35 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 35 | -25 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 64 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | -28 | 34 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 38 | -49 | 21 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 42 | 93 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 32 | 83 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 20 | 42 | 81 |
| 4 | Fulham | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 81 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 73 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 70 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 50 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 70 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 68 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 66 |
| 10 | Derby County | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 43 | -2 | 64 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 63 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 63 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | -5 | 63 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 76 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 58 |
| 14 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 56 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 42 | -6 | 56 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 66 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 36 | -8 | 56 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -13 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 70 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 40 | -18 | 51 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 82 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 45 | -28 | 51 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -21 | 50 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 36 | -20 | 49 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 65 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -15 | 48 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 56 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 1 | 47 |
| 24 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 57 | 87 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 50 | -30 | 45 |
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