Football betting preview: AFC Bournemouth favourites when Bristol City visit

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

A win for the hosts is expected from this match if the league standings is anything to judge by. The AFC Bournemouth supporters are positive that the gap between 2nd and Bristol City's 18th spot in the table will be revealed on the ground.

Insights:
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (31) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

10-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for AFC Bournemouth so far this season.

A good away victory last time out for Bournemouth, who won 3-0 against Huddersfield Town (placed 4th). The attacker Anthony was named "man of the match" for AFC Bournemouth with the rating of 8.04/10. Anthony scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the match before that, AFC Bournemouth hosted Reading and drew the game 1-1.

There will be little rest for Bournemouth after this match as they are travelling to West Bromwich Albion for a Championship game in only four days.

A decent goal production from AFC Bournemouth in their home games so far, with 35 goals from 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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Bristol City form and stats

There's been little loot from Bristol City's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 19 away games in the Championship. Bristol City only have 5 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 2 draws.

Bristol City's last game was the home draw against West Bromwich Albion (2-2). Weimann, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.33. Weimann scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Barnsley's place.

The visiting Bristol have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bristol City have conceded 42 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Bristol City has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled earlier this season: Bristol City - AFC Bournemouth 0-2. Head-to-head statistics (for the last eight meetings): Bournemouth won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Bristol City have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / five

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
23 goals
Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
18 goals
Bristol CityC. Martin
C. Martin
9 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Bristol City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Bristol City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 7 Played P 6 19 39
20 10 4 Won W 2 5 12
9 5 2 Drew D 0 2 8
7 3 1 Lost L 4 12 19
59 35 13 Scored S 7 23 49
31 18 4 Conceded C 13 42 69
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
78% 94% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 89% 85%
53% 72% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 74% 64%
19% 28% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 42% 31%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 18%
50% 61% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 63% 69%
42% 28% 43% Clean Sheets C S 17% 5% 10%
14% 11% 14% Failed to Score F T 17% 32% 23%
 
5.2 5.2 5.1 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.5 4.2
4.8 4.8 4.9 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.1 6.1
2.2 2.2 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 1.9
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.2 12.9 14.9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.5 10.2
4.5 5.1 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.3
36% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 38% 38%
 
9.9 8.7 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 14.2 13.9
3.4 3.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 5.4 4.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (31) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Championship
  • Bristol City 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 Fulham 37 23 8 6 90 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 18 11 4 3 45 16 58 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 36 20 9 7 59 31 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 10 4 4 24 13 28 69
3 Luton Town 38 18 9 11 56 42 19 10 5 4 32 19 19 8 4 7 24 23 14 63
4 Huddersfield Town 39 17 12 10 51 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 20 7 7 6 24 23 8 63
5 Sheffield United 38 17 10 11 52 40 18 10 4 4 31 13 20 7 6 7 21 27 12 61
6 Blackburn Rovers 39 17 10 12 49 39 20 12 4 4 35 21 19 5 6 8 14 18 10 61
7 Middlesbrough 37 17 8 12 48 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 59
8 Queens Park Rangers 38 17 8 13 54 48 20 9 6 5 28 20 18 8 2 8 26 28 6 59
9 Nottingham Forest 36 16 10 10 53 35 19 9 4 6 30 21 17 7 6 4 23 14 18 58
10 Millwall 38 15 12 11 39 36 19 10 6 3 23 13 19 5 6 8 16 23 3 57
11 Coventry City 38 15 10 13 49 46 20 10 4 6 29 19 18 5 6 7 20 27 3 55
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 12 12 42 36 18 9 7 2 24 12 20 5 5 10 18 24 6 54
13 Blackpool 37 14 10 13 42 41 20 10 3 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 52
14 Preston North End 38 12 15 11 40 44 18 6 9 3 24 21 20 6 6 8 16 23 -4 51
15 Stoke City 38 13 10 15 48 44 19 8 4 7 27 21 19 5 6 8 21 23 4 49
16 Swansea City 37 13 9 15 41 52 18 8 5 5 23 20 19 5 4 10 18 32 -11 48
17 Cardiff City 38 13 7 18 45 56 20 7 3 10 21 23 18 6 4 8 24 33 -11 46
18 Bristol City 39 12 8 19 49 69 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 5 2 12 23 42 -20 44
19 Birmingham City 39 10 12 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 20 4 7 9 21 33 -16 42
20 Hull City 39 11 8 20 33 44 19 5 3 11 16 25 20 6 5 9 17 19 -11 41
21 Reading 38 11 6 21 44 73 19 6 4 9 26 36 19 5 2 12 18 37 -29 33
22 Barnsley 38 6 10 22 28 54 19 5 6 8 16 21 19 1 4 14 12 33 -26 28
23 Peterborough United 38 6 8 24 32 76 18 4 6 8 19 26 20 2 2 16 13 50 -44 26
24 Derby County 39 11 13 15 38 45 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 2 6 12 12 28 -7 25

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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 Fulham 37 23 8 6 90 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 18 11 4 3 45 16 58 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 36 20 9 7 59 31 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 10 4 4 24 13 28 69
3 Luton Town 38 18 9 11 56 42 19 10 5 4 32 19 19 8 4 7 24 23 14 63
4 Huddersfield Town 39 17 12 10 51 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 20 7 7 6 24 23 8 63
5 Sheffield United 38 17 10 11 52 40 18 10 4 4 31 13 20 7 6 7 21 27 12 61
6 Blackburn Rovers 39 17 10 12 49 39 20 12 4 4 35 21 19 5 6 8 14 18 10 61
7 Middlesbrough 37 17 8 12 48 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 59
8 Queens Park Rangers 38 17 8 13 54 48 20 9 6 5 28 20 18 8 2 8 26 28 6 59
9 Nottingham Forest 36 16 10 10 53 35 19 9 4 6 30 21 17 7 6 4 23 14 18 58
10 Millwall 38 15 12 11 39 36 19 10 6 3 23 13 19 5 6 8 16 23 3 57
11 Coventry City 38 15 10 13 49 46 20 10 4 6 29 19 18 5 6 7 20 27 3 55
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 12 12 42 36 18 9 7 2 24 12 20 5 5 10 18 24 6 54
13 Blackpool 37 14 10 13 42 41 20 10 3 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 52
14 Preston North End 38 12 15 11 40 44 18 6 9 3 24 21 20 6 6 8 16 23 -4 51
15 Stoke City 38 13 10 15 48 44 19 8 4 7 27 21 19 5 6 8 21 23 4 49
16 Swansea City 37 13 9 15 41 52 18 8 5 5 23 20 19 5 4 10 18 32 -11 48
17 Cardiff City 38 13 7 18 45 56 20 7 3 10 21 23 18 6 4 8 24 33 -11 46
18 Bristol City 39 12 8 19 49 69 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 5 2 12 23 42 -20 44
19 Birmingham City 39 10 12 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 20 4 7 9 21 33 -16 42
20 Hull City 39 11 8 20 33 44 19 5 3 11 16 25 20 6 5 9 17 19 -11 41
21 Reading 38 11 6 21 44 73 19 6 4 9 26 36 19 5 2 12 18 37 -29 33
22 Barnsley 38 6 10 22 28 54 19 5 6 8 16 21 19 1 4 14 12 33 -26 28
23 Peterborough United 38 6 8 24 32 76 18 4 6 8 19 26 20 2 2 16 13 50 -44 26
24 Derby County 39 11 13 15 38 45 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 2 6 12 12 28 -7 25

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