Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth are both successful in the Championship with their 5th and 1st spots respectively. Let's hope for a wonderful fixture!
- Stoke City have not yet lost a game at home.
- AFC Bournemouth is in the best form (5-1-0)
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 Stoke and AFC Bournemouth.
Stoke City form and stats
Stoke City have been outstanding at home so far in the Championship with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Stoke has recorded two wins in a row here at Bet365 Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Stoke faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sheffield United (1-2). The attacker Jacob Brown was declared "man of the match" for Stoke with a rating of 7.85/10. Brown scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Stoke had a home game versus West Bromwich Albion which ended with a victory 1-0.There will be little rest for Stoke City after this match as they are travelling to Millwall for a Championship game in only four days.
Stoke City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bet365 Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Stoke are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bet365 Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Championship. Things are running smoothly for Bournemouth who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against West Bromwich Albion.
It's the second away game in a row for Bournemouth, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Bristol City (placed 11th) in the Championship last time out. Ryan Christie got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, top player of the team. Christie served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sheffield United.A new game in only four days for AFC Bournemouth, the Championship home match versus Huddersfield Town. Busy days.
Bournemouth find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Bournemouth are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Stoke victories, one draw and four AFC Bournemouth wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Stoke City missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 58% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 83% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 11.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 40% |
- AFC Bournemouth have not yet lost a game.
- AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (5) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most points (14) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Stoke City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Stoke City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Stoke City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Fulham | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Reading | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Hull City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
- Stoke City
- StokeonTrent Live - (local newspaper)
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)