Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Stoke City - AFC Bournemouth!
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AFC Bournemouth has the the best goal difference (+19) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Stoke City form and stats
5-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Stoke City so far this season.
Stoke City drew their last game, also a home match. Nottingham Forest (placed 21st) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Coventry City the opponent.
Stoke City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bet365 Stadium with 17 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Stoke have conceded 16 goals.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+19) in Championship, are W3-D6-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. It's three draws from AFC Bournemouth's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic is eager to challenge this, with his 472 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Bournemouth has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Brentford for a Championship game that ended a draw (1-1). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Luton Town that ended 0-0.
AFC Bournemouth has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. AFC Bournemouth 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.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Stoke won two games, one match ended with a draw and AFC Bournemouth has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / oneTop Goalscorers
  D. Solanke 8 goals |   T. Campbell 6 goals |  J. Stanislas 6 goals |
Stoke City missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| 21 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 86% |
| 55% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 67% |
| 32% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 23% | 36% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 18% | 27% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 36% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 52% |
| 55% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 43% |
| 32% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 9.5 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 43% | 46% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 33% | 38% |
- 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.
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stoke City 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 | Norwich City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
| 4 | Brentford | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Reading | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Derby County | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 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 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
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