A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The AFC Bournemouth fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Millwall's 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- AFC Bournemouth has the the best goal difference (+19) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have scored more than double the goals of Millwall.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bournemouth and Millwall.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
AFC Bournemouth, who have the the best goal difference (+19) in Championship, are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Vitality Stadium. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for AFC Bournemouth after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Bournemouth supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Oldham Athletic in FA Cup and win 4-1. Before that match, a Championship win away at Stoke City.
An impressive turnaround for AFC Bournemouth in the match against Oldham Athletic as a 1-4 deficit was completely turned around to a 4-1 win. D. Bahamboula scored the final goal.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Bournemouth's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won three matches, drawn one and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bournemouth, as the Championship home game vs Luton Town is only four days away.
Bournemouth can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 20 times. Bournemouth are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vitality Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Millwall form and stats
Playing away, Millwall have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Championship this season.
Millwall play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Boreham Wood. A 1-2 loss hosting Coventry City before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Millwall playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
Millwall has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Nottingham Forest in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Millwall are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four AFC Bournemouth victories, one draw and five Millwall wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Solanke 9 goals |  J. Stanislas 7 goals |   J. Wallace 6 goals |
AFC Bournemouth missing players
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| AFC Bournemouth | Millwall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 86% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 70% | 81% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 71% |
| 41% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 30% | 48% |
| 45% | 60% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 60% | 38% |
| 18% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 12.4 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 10.2 | 11 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 38% | 43% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 26% |
- AFC Bournemouth has the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth has the the best goal difference (+19) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AFC Bournemouth have scored more than double the goals of Millwall.
- Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Watford | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Millwall | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 22 | Derby County | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 19 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 15 |
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