This looks to be an engaging game as Middlesbrough have their expected home advantage, while AFC Bournemouth have an edge of 13 points in the Championship standings.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AFC Bournemouth have the most points (22) away in Championship
Middlesbrough and AFC Bournemouth should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Middlesbrough form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Middlesbrough have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games.
The Middlesbrough goalkeeper Joe Lumley is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.
Middlesbrough travelled for their previous game, a trip to Stoke City that ended 0-0. The goalie Joe Lumley was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.63 out of ten. Lumley topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Middlesbrough had a home game versus Swansea City which ended with a victory 1-0.Middlesbrough are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Middlesbrough have conceded 12 goals.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
AFC Bournemouth's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed AFC Bournemouth collect 22 points from their 11 away matches in the Championship. 6 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Visiting AFC Bournemouth has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager Parker was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth suffered a 0-2 loss to Blackburn Rovers (placed 4th). Midfield player Emiliano Marcondes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Marcondes hit four key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that, AFC Bournemouth travelled to Fulham and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visiting Bournemouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior nine meetings between these two participants are: one win for Middlesbrough, four draws and four wins for AFC Bournemouth. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Solanke 16 goals |  P. Billing 7 goals |  J. Anthony 6 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Middlesbrough | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 82% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 82% |
| 27% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 55% |
| 9% | 9% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 5% | 9% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 45% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 50% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 64% | 45% |
| 27% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 5.5 | 6.9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 13 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 36% | 39% |
| 10 | 9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
- AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (7) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most points (22) away in Championship
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Fulham | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 45 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -14 | 22 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | -22 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 24 | Derby County | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
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