AFC Bournemouth look to Vitality Stadium supporters for inspiration before Middlesbrough match

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

AFC Bournemouth have performed better than Middlesbrough so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

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  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

11 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what AFC Bournemouth have to build on here at Vitality Stadium in the Championship.

AFC Bournemouth's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Southampton. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Swansea City.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how AFC Bournemouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.

Bournemouth are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Blackburn Rovers awaits in three days.

The Bournemouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 19 league matches. AFC Bournemouth's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

6-5-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Middlesbrough in their Championship matches away. Middlesbrough seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

It might be tough going out on the road again for Middlesbrough, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Millwall (placed 10th). Before that, Middlesbrough secured a home win against Preston North End with the score 2-0.

Middlesbrough are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and six defeats. From a total of nine matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Middlesbrough are hosting Watford in the Championship only three days away.

Middlesbrough have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 19 league away games 21 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Middlesbrough - AFC Bournemouth 1-1. AFC Bournemouth-Middlesbrough H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Bournemouth three wins, Middlesbrough one win, four draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
11 goals
BournemouthA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
10 goals
AFC BournemouthJ. Stanislas
J. Stanislas
9 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
16 11 2 Won W 1 6 16
11 3 2 Drew D 3 5 8
10 5 2 Lost L 2 8 14
55 33 7 Scored S 4 21 46
37 19 7 Conceded C 4 21 39
89% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 84% 89%
65% 63% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 63% 66%
46% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 47% 47%
30% 32% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 13%
16% 32% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
54% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 45%
38% 47% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 26% 34%
19% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 37% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.8 11.5 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 11 11.4
4.2 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 3
35% 38% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 46% 40%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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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 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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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.