AFC Bournemouth fights Stoke City in Championship battle

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

AFC Bournemouth perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Stoke City can look both up and down from their 14th position.

Insights:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stoke City have the most clean sheets (11) away in Championship

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Stoke City is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

AFC Bournemouth have collected 42 points from their Championship home games so far after 13-3-6.

Bournemouth are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 203 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Solanke).

Bournemouth lost their last game at Wycombe Wanderers (placed 24th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Brentford that was lost 0-1.

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 four matches, drawn two and lost zero.

A decent goal production from AFC Bournemouth in their home games so far, with 40 goals from 22 league matches. Bournemouth have conceded 22 in these home matches.

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Stoke City form and stats

5 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Stoke City, who have the most clean sheets (11) away in Championship, playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Queens Park Rangers with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest's stadium before that.

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

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 24 goals have been conceded by Stoke in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Stoke City - AFC Bournemouth 0-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Bournemouth won four, Stoke City won two and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BournemouthA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
15 goals
AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
15 goals
Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
12 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Stoke City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
22 13 3 Won W 1 5 14
11 3 2 Drew D 1 10 15
12 6 2 Lost L 5 7 16
73 40 11 Scored S 7 19 48
44 22 8 Conceded C 13 24 52
91% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 73% 82%
67% 64% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 64% 64%
49% 50% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 27% 36%
33% 36% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 14% 18%
18% 32% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 14% 16%
56% 50% 57% BTTS BTTS 43% 32% 40%
33% 41% 29% Clean Sheets C S 29% 50% 44%
20% 14% 29% Failed to Score F T 43% 45% 33%
 
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 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.7 1.6
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.4 10.9 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 8.9 9.4 10.2
4.2 4.5 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 2.4 2.9
38% 41% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 37% 36%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Stoke City have scored away.
  • Stoke City have the most clean sheets (11) away in Championship

  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 45 29 9 7 73 34 23 14 6 3 39 15 22 15 3 4 34 19 39 96
2 Watford 45 26 10 9 61 30 22 18 2 2 42 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 31 88
3 Brentford 45 23 15 7 76 41 23 12 9 2 39 20 22 11 6 5 37 21 35 84
4 Swansea City 45 23 11 11 56 37 23 12 6 5 27 16 22 11 5 6 29 21 19 80
5 AFC Bournemouth 45 22 11 12 73 44 22 13 3 6 40 22 23 9 8 6 33 22 29 77
6 Barnsley 45 23 8 14 56 48 22 12 5 5 28 20 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 77
7 Reading 45 19 12 14 60 52 22 12 3 7 35 25 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 69
8 Cardiff City 45 18 13 14 65 48 22 8 5 9 36 25 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 11 16 54 54 22 10 4 8 29 26 23 8 7 8 25 28 0 65
10 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 7 6 10 25 28 5 64
11 Millwall 45 15 17 13 46 46 23 7 10 6 24 24 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 62
12 Luton Town 44 17 10 17 40 49 22 8 8 6 25 23 22 9 2 11 15 26 -9 61
13 Preston North End 45 17 7 21 47 55 23 7 5 11 21 24 22 10 2 10 26 31 -8 58
14 Stoke City 45 14 15 16 48 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 22 5 10 7 19 24 -4 57
15 Blackburn Rovers 45 14 12 19 60 52 22 8 7 7 32 26 23 6 5 12 28 26 8 54
16 Nottingham Forest 45 12 16 17 36 43 22 6 8 8 20 22 23 6 8 9 16 21 -7 52
17 Coventry City 45 13 13 19 43 60 22 9 7 6 24 21 23 4 6 13 19 39 -17 52
18 Birmingham City 45 13 13 19 35 56 23 6 4 13 18 37 22 7 9 6 17 19 -21 52
19 Bristol City 45 15 6 24 45 65 22 7 3 12 17 27 23 8 3 12 28 38 -20 51
20 Huddersfield Town 45 12 12 21 48 69 23 8 7 8 28 23 22 4 5 13 20 46 -21 48
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 22 6 6 10 17 23 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 43
22 Rotherham United 44 11 7 26 43 59 23 5 4 14 26 35 21 6 3 12 17 24 -16 40
23 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 23 8 8 7 22 17 22 4 2 16 15 41 -21 40
24 Wycombe Wanderers 45 10 10 25 36 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 22 3 5 14 19 41 -33 40

AFC Bournemouth:
Stoke City:
Championship:
England:
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 45 29 9 7 73 34 23 14 6 3 39 15 22 15 3 4 34 19 39 96
2 Watford 45 26 10 9 61 30 22 18 2 2 42 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 31 88
3 Brentford 45 23 15 7 76 41 23 12 9 2 39 20 22 11 6 5 37 21 35 84
4 Swansea City 45 23 11 11 56 37 23 12 6 5 27 16 22 11 5 6 29 21 19 80
5 AFC Bournemouth 45 22 11 12 73 44 22 13 3 6 40 22 23 9 8 6 33 22 29 77
6 Barnsley 45 23 8 14 56 48 22 12 5 5 28 20 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 77
7 Reading 45 19 12 14 60 52 22 12 3 7 35 25 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 69
8 Cardiff City 45 18 13 14 65 48 22 8 5 9 36 25 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 11 16 54 54 22 10 4 8 29 26 23 8 7 8 25 28 0 65
10 Middlesbrough 45 18 10 17 55 50 22 11 4 7 30 22 23 7 6 10 25 28 5 64
11 Millwall 45 15 17 13 46 46 23 7 10 6 24 24 22 8 7 7 22 22 0 62
12 Luton Town 44 17 10 17 40 49 22 8 8 6 25 23 22 9 2 11 15 26 -9 61
13 Preston North End 45 17 7 21 47 55 23 7 5 11 21 24 22 10 2 10 26 31 -8 58
14 Stoke City 45 14 15 16 48 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 22 5 10 7 19 24 -4 57
15 Blackburn Rovers 45 14 12 19 60 52 22 8 7 7 32 26 23 6 5 12 28 26 8 54
16 Nottingham Forest 45 12 16 17 36 43 22 6 8 8 20 22 23 6 8 9 16 21 -7 52
17 Coventry City 45 13 13 19 43 60 22 9 7 6 24 21 23 4 6 13 19 39 -17 52
18 Birmingham City 45 13 13 19 35 56 23 6 4 13 18 37 22 7 9 6 17 19 -21 52
19 Bristol City 45 15 6 24 45 65 22 7 3 12 17 27 23 8 3 12 28 38 -20 51
20 Huddersfield Town 45 12 12 21 48 69 23 8 7 8 28 23 22 4 5 13 20 46 -21 48
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 22 6 6 10 17 23 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 43
22 Rotherham United 44 11 7 26 43 59 23 5 4 14 26 35 21 6 3 12 17 24 -16 40
23 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 23 8 8 7 22 17 22 4 2 16 15 41 -21 40
24 Wycombe Wanderers 45 10 10 25 36 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 22 3 5 14 19 41 -33 40

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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.