Championship: AFC Bournemouth thought to outplay Blackpool

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

AFC Bournemouth duel Blackpool for recognition and football prosperity.

It's no vacation for neither Bournemouth nor Blackpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

A Championship draw at home so far for AFC Bournemouth. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches.

A strong away win for Bournemouth against Birmingham City the last match, as Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony were on target. The attacker Jaidon Anthony was "man of the match" for Bournemouth with a rating of 8.12/10. Anthony scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Nottingham Forest.

There will be little rest for Bournemouth after this match as they are travelling to Norwich City for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the AFC Bournemouth at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Blackpool form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 11 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats.

Blackpool aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. S. Lavery was the last player to find the net.

Blackpool failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Coventry City (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Chris Maxwell (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.82. Maxwell stopped the opponent with four saves.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Cardiff City.

A quick return to home after this game, as Blackpool are hosting Sunderland in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

Blackpool have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the prior eight meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for AFC Bournemouth, one draw and three wins for Blackpool. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Blackpool
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
6 2 0 Scored S 0 1 1
3 2 0 Conceded C 0 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
3.7 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 5
6.3 8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 5.3
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 9
3.7 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2.7
55% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 12%
AFC Bournemouth Last season Blackpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   24 49
23 14   Won W   12 25
11 3   Drew D   4 12
14 7   Lost L   8 12
75 41   Scored S   33 68
49 24   Conceded C   19 41
92% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 92%
67% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 59%
48% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 35%
33% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 20%
17% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 14%
54% 46%   BTTS BTTS   29% 37%
33% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 47%
21% 17%   Failed to Score F T   29% 24%
 
5.2 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5 4.8
4.2 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.7
1.5 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.3
4 2   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.1 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 11.9
4.1 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.3
38% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 7
2 Fulham 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 7
3 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
5 Stoke City 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 6
8 Coventry City 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Cardiff City 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
10 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
11 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
13 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
17 Reading 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Hull City 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 -1 3
19 Millwall 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
21 Blackpool 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
22 Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 1
23 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 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 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41
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 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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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 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 7
2 Fulham 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 7
3 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
5 Stoke City 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 6
8 Coventry City 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Cardiff City 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
10 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
11 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
13 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
17 Reading 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Hull City 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 -1 3
19 Millwall 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
21 Blackpool 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
22 Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 1
23 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.