Match preview: Everton likely to overcome AFC Bournemouth at Goodison Park

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 28.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Goodison Park (40569 seats)

Everton are hosting AFC Bournemouth for yet another very important match after their 1-1 result versus 13th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Insights:
  • Everton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (38) in Premier League

Relegation threatens Everton who should definitely be looking for some points here. For AFC Bournemouth most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Everton form and stats

Everton's struggle is real here at Goodison Park with only 18 points collected from 18 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 5-3-10. When Everton hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like West Ham United, Southampton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Everton and Nottingham Forest), they have won 2 of 5 matches! With Everton having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Dyche.

Everton shared the glory with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. McNeil, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. McNeil hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Manchester City (0-3).

Everton aren't scoring a lot here at Goodison Park in the league, with only {15 goals} from 18 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Everton defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Everton has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AFC Bournemouth so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 5-2-11 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for AFC Bournemouth as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Leeds United match.

Viña was the last player to score for the away team. Bournemouth haven't scored a league goal in the last 249 minutes.

AFC Bournemouth failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Manchester United (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Defender Kelly was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Kelly won 3 of 5 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Crystal Palace's place.

The attacking power of AFC Bournemouth when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. For AFC Bournemouth, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest games featuring these opponents have all finished as AFC Bournemouth wins. Are we destined for another one?

The newest recorded history featuring both these teams is the AFC Bournemouth - Everton 3-0 played not long ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

EvertonD. McNeil
D. McNeil
7 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
7 goals
AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
6 goals

Everton missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Everton AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
7 5 2 Won W 3 5 11
12 3 1 Drew D 0 2 6
18 10 2 Lost L 2 11 20
33 15 4 Scored S 8 17 37
57 27 5 Conceded C 8 42 70
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
76% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 78% 76%
43% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 49%
22% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 39% 32%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 28% 22%
49% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 38%
22% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 17% 22%
38% 28% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 46%
 
4.5 5.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.3 3.8
6.4 6 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 8.2 7.1
2.2 2 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 12.1 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 8.3 9.3
3.9 4.6 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 3.5
23% 18% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 29% 28%
 
15.1 13.4 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.4 17.9 16.5
5 4.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 5.9 5.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most conceded goals in the first half (38) in Premier League
  • AFC Bournemouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Everton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 36 28 4 4 93 31 19 17 1 1 60 17 17 11 3 3 33 14 62 88
2 Arsenal 37 25 6 6 83 43 18 13 3 2 48 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 40 81
3 Newcastle United 36 19 12 5 67 32 18 11 5 2 36 14 18 8 7 3 31 18 35 69
4 Manchester United 36 21 6 9 52 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 19 8 3 8 22 33 11 69
5 Liverpool 37 19 9 9 71 43 19 13 5 1 46 17 18 6 4 8 25 26 28 66
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 18 7 11 70 50 18 10 3 5 36 20 18 8 4 6 34 30 20 61
7 Aston Villa 37 17 7 13 49 45 18 11 2 5 31 20 19 6 5 8 18 25 4 58
8 Tottenham Hotspur 37 17 6 14 66 62 19 12 1 6 37 25 18 5 5 8 29 37 4 57
9 Brentford 37 14 14 9 57 46 18 9 7 2 34 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 11 56
10 Fulham 37 15 7 15 54 51 19 8 5 6 31 29 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 52
11 Crystal Palace 37 11 11 15 39 48 18 7 6 5 20 22 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 44
12 Chelsea 36 11 10 15 36 42 18 6 6 6 19 18 18 5 4 9 17 24 -6 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 11 8 18 31 53 19 9 3 7 19 20 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 41
14 West Ham United 37 11 7 19 41 53 19 8 4 7 26 24 18 3 3 12 15 29 -12 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 37 11 6 20 37 70 19 6 4 9 20 28 18 5 2 11 17 42 -33 39
16 Nottingham Forest 37 9 10 18 37 67 19 8 6 5 27 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -30 37
17 Everton 37 7 12 18 33 57 18 5 3 10 15 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -24 33
18 Leeds United 37 7 10 20 47 74 18 5 7 6 25 33 19 2 3 14 22 41 -27 31
19 Leicester City 36 8 6 22 49 67 18 4 4 10 21 26 18 4 2 12 28 41 -18 30
20 Southampton 37 6 6 25 32 69 18 2 4 12 15 33 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 24

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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 Manchester City 36 28 4 4 93 31 19 17 1 1 60 17 17 11 3 3 33 14 62 88
2 Arsenal 37 25 6 6 83 43 18 13 3 2 48 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 40 81
3 Newcastle United 36 19 12 5 67 32 18 11 5 2 36 14 18 8 7 3 31 18 35 69
4 Manchester United 36 21 6 9 52 41 17 13 3 1 30 8 19 8 3 8 22 33 11 69
5 Liverpool 37 19 9 9 71 43 19 13 5 1 46 17 18 6 4 8 25 26 28 66
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 18 7 11 70 50 18 10 3 5 36 20 18 8 4 6 34 30 20 61
7 Aston Villa 37 17 7 13 49 45 18 11 2 5 31 20 19 6 5 8 18 25 4 58
8 Tottenham Hotspur 37 17 6 14 66 62 19 12 1 6 37 25 18 5 5 8 29 37 4 57
9 Brentford 37 14 14 9 57 46 18 9 7 2 34 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 11 56
10 Fulham 37 15 7 15 54 51 19 8 5 6 31 29 18 7 2 9 23 22 3 52
11 Crystal Palace 37 11 11 15 39 48 18 7 6 5 20 22 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 44
12 Chelsea 36 11 10 15 36 42 18 6 6 6 19 18 18 5 4 9 17 24 -6 43
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 11 8 18 31 53 19 9 3 7 19 20 18 2 5 11 12 33 -22 41
14 West Ham United 37 11 7 19 41 53 19 8 4 7 26 24 18 3 3 12 15 29 -12 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 37 11 6 20 37 70 19 6 4 9 20 28 18 5 2 11 17 42 -33 39
16 Nottingham Forest 37 9 10 18 37 67 19 8 6 5 27 24 18 1 4 13 10 43 -30 37
17 Everton 37 7 12 18 33 57 18 5 3 10 15 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -24 33
18 Leeds United 37 7 10 20 47 74 18 5 7 6 25 33 19 2 3 14 22 41 -27 31
19 Leicester City 36 8 6 22 49 67 18 4 4 10 21 26 18 4 2 12 28 41 -18 30
20 Southampton 37 6 6 25 32 69 18 2 4 12 15 33 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 24

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