There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Wolverhampton Wanderers leading AFC Bournemouth by 19 points.
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 Wolves and AFC Bournemouth.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Wolverhampton Wanderers at their home stadium (Molineux Stadium) is 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Wolves, as their goalkeeper Rui Pedro dos Santos Patricio has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the Premier League.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are returning here after visiting West Ham United in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Pedro Neto and Raúl Jiménez scored the goal(s). Before that, Wolves played out a Europa League draw 1-1 when visiting Olympiakos Piraeus.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Wolves matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, three draws and zero defeats (from eight games).
Wolves are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Aston Villa awaits in three days.
The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
There's been little loot from AFC Bournemouth's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 15 away games in the Premier League. AFC Bournemouth only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 1 draw. Bitter travels for Bournemouth as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Chelsea match.
The manager E. Howe was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth suffered a 0-2 loss to Crystal Palace (placed 9th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Liverpool wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Bournemouth playing away, we found four games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bournemouth as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. Bournemouth struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the AFC Bournemouth - Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (Wolves wins - draws - AFC Bournemouth wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Jiménez Rodríguez 14 goals | ![]() C. Wilson 8 goals | ![]() H. Wilson 7 goals |
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 43 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 26 | 49 |
| 87% | 87% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 83% | 87% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 73% |
| 43% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 60% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 47% | 53% |
| 30% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 13% | 13% |
| 17% | 13% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 47% | 40% |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 374 | 187 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 143 | 293 |
| 125 | 61 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 46 | 94 |
| 34% | 34% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 26% | 31% |
- AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers has the most points from losing position (21)
| 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 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 54 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 51 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 42 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 38 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 | Southampton | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -14 | 37 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Watford | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -23 | 26 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -30 | 21 |
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- Express & Star - (local newspaper)
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)