The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Burnley are in the 11th position while the guesting AFC Bournemouth worry at 16th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Burnley form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Burnley at their home stadium (Turf Moor) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Happy days for Burnley in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Southampton (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the match before that, Burnley hosted Arsenal and drew the game 0-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of S. Dyche when Matěj Vydra scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 22nd minute.
The Burnley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. Burnley's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
AFC Bournemouth have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-1-9 (13 played). It's all red in the travel logs of AFC Bournemouth, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
It might be tough going out on the road again for AFC Bournemouth, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Sheffield United (placed 6th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Aston Villa.
The attacking power of AFC Bournemouth when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as AFC Bournemouth have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: AFC Bournemouth - Burnley 0-1. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Burnley, two draws and two wins for AFC Bournemouth. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wood 10 goals |   C. Wilson 7 goals |  H. Wilson 7 goals |
Burnley missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Burnley | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 30 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 39 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 40 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 81% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 69% |
| 58% | 54% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 58% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 31% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 38% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 35% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 31% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 46% | 38% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 252 | 142 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 126 | 257 |
| 77 | 45 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 39 | 82 |
| 39% | 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | 32% |
- AFC Bournemouth has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 46 | 76 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Everton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Burnley | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 12 | Southampton | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -16 | 31 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
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