Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when AFC Bournemouth welcomes Rotherham United

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 17.February
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

The league table in Championship tells a story about these teams so far, with AFC Bournemouth leading Rotherham United by 17 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

AFC Bournemouth have less rest than Rotherham United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nottingham Forest.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, AFC Bournemouth have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games.

AFC Bournemouth drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nottingham Forest (placed 16th). In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Burnley.

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 AFC Bournemouth's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn two and lost one.

The manager J. Woodgate will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Queens Park Rangers in only three days.

AFC Bournemouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vitality Stadium with 25 goals in 14 league matches. Bournemouth have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Rotherham United form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Rotherham United have produced an overall stat of 4-2-7 so far. Having won their last three away games Rotherham has no reason to fear anyone.

The manager P. Warne was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground AESSEAL New York Stadium. Rotherham suffered a 1-2 loss to Cardiff City (placed 7th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Preston North End with the score of 2-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Rotherham when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing three and winning zero games.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rotherham have scored 13 goals in 13 league games away. 18 goals have been conceded by Rotherham in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bournemouth and Rotherham United have met before this season: Rotherham United - AFC Bournemouth 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): AFC Bournemouth won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Rotherham United has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
10 goals
AFC BournemouthJ. Stanislas
J. Stanislas
9 goals
Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
7 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Rotherham United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 6 Played P 4 13 27
12 8 3 Won W 1 4 8
10 3 2 Drew D 0 2 5
7 3 1 Lost L 3 7 14
43 25 11 Scored S 3 13 33
28 14 5 Conceded C 6 18 38
86% 93% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 64% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 78%
41% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 56%
34% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
17% 36% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
52% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 46% 52%
38% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 22%
24% 14% 17% Failed to Score F T 75% 31% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.2 11.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.4 10.9
4.1 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 3.1
36% 41% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 41% 40%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 28 16 9 3 55 28 14 8 5 1 29 15 14 8 4 2 26 13 27 57
3 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
4 Watford 29 14 9 6 37 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 14 3 7 4 7 9 17 51
5 Reading 29 14 6 9 42 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 14 5 6 3 18 16 8 48
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 29 11 7 11 40 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 14 6 4 4 17 14 7 40
8 Middlesbrough 29 11 7 11 32 30 14 7 2 5 16 13 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
10 Stoke City 29 9 12 8 33 33 14 5 4 5 18 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 0 39
11 Preston North End 29 12 3 14 34 37 14 4 2 8 11 15 15 8 1 6 23 22 -3 39
12 Bristol City 29 12 3 14 29 39 14 7 2 5 14 13 15 5 1 9 15 26 -10 39
13 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
14 Luton Town 28 10 7 11 23 29 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 5 2 8 7 15 -6 37
15 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 14 4 3 7 13 19 -5 36
16 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
17 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
18 Huddersfield Town 29 9 6 14 33 42 15 7 2 6 20 16 14 2 4 8 13 26 -9 33
19 Derby County 28 8 7 13 19 29 15 4 4 7 9 16 13 4 3 6 10 13 -10 31
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 7 12 21 30 14 6 5 3 12 8 14 3 2 9 9 22 -9 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 28 4 7 17 21 49 14 2 5 7 8 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -28 19

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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 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 28 16 9 3 55 28 14 8 5 1 29 15 14 8 4 2 26 13 27 57
3 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
4 Watford 29 14 9 6 37 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 14 3 7 4 7 9 17 51
5 Reading 29 14 6 9 42 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 14 5 6 3 18 16 8 48
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 29 11 7 11 40 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 14 6 4 4 17 14 7 40
8 Middlesbrough 29 11 7 11 32 30 14 7 2 5 16 13 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
10 Stoke City 29 9 12 8 33 33 14 5 4 5 18 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 0 39
11 Preston North End 29 12 3 14 34 37 14 4 2 8 11 15 15 8 1 6 23 22 -3 39
12 Bristol City 29 12 3 14 29 39 14 7 2 5 14 13 15 5 1 9 15 26 -10 39
13 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
14 Luton Town 28 10 7 11 23 29 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 5 2 8 7 15 -6 37
15 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 14 4 3 7 13 19 -5 36
16 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
17 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
18 Huddersfield Town 29 9 6 14 33 42 15 7 2 6 20 16 14 2 4 8 13 26 -9 33
19 Derby County 28 8 7 13 19 29 15 4 4 7 9 16 13 4 3 6 10 13 -10 31
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 7 12 21 30 14 6 5 3 12 8 14 3 2 9 9 22 -9 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 28 4 7 17 21 49 14 2 5 7 8 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -28 19

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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.