AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W 06 Feb Boreham Wood FC H 0–1 L 29 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–0 W 22 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–1 L 15 Jan Luton Town FC A 2–3 L 30 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–3 L 04 Feb Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L 30 Jan Derby County FC A 2–2 D 25 Jan Peterborough United FC H 2–2 D 22 Jan Barnsley FC H 2–1 W 18 Jan Fulham FC A 2–6 L Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Birmingham City FC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-601/–61-751/176+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Bournemouth and Birmingham City FC is underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 323 games and scored 365 goals.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 17' Goal! Ryan Christie scores his 38 goal in 407 matches.
- 18' Ryan Christie with the second goal in the match!
- 20' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Gary Gardner gets a Yellow card.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 31' GOAL! Dominic Solanke scores on 31.
- 34' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
- 39' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Lyle Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 44' Neil Etheridge needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 52' Philip Billing has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 54' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 54 minute. Scott Hogan leaves to be changed by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Woods suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Ryan Christie departs to be replaced by Lewis Cook.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Onel Hernandez. He replaces Teden Mengi on 63 minute.
- 66' The referee calls foul for Jefferson Lerma. He receives a Red card.
- 69' GOAL! Onel Hernandez scores on 69.
- 69' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 76' What a strike from Jaidon Anthony! The score is 4-1.
- 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maxime Colin, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 87' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Philip Billing by Kieffer Moore on 87 minute.
- 89' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 89 minute. Jordan Graham leaves to be changed by Ryan Woods.
- 90' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.
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Lineups
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
Starting XI
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Philip Billing ↓ Kieffer Moore 87'
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Todd Cantwell ↓ Siriki Dembele 60'
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Ryan Christie ↓ Lewis Cook 60'
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Bench
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Lewis Cook ↑ 60'
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Kieffer Moore ↑ 87'
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Siriki Dembele ↑ 60'
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Coach Scott ParkerBirmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jordan Graham ↓ Ryan Woods 89'
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Scott Hogan ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 54'
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Teden Mengi ↓ Onel Hernandez 63'
Bench
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Ryan Woods ↑ 89'
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Onel Hernandez ↑ 63'
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Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 54'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Scott Hogan 3 Arnaut Danjuma 2 David Brooks 2 Dominic Solanke 2 Jaidon Anthony 2 Ryan Christie 2 Philip Billing 1 Jack Wilshere 1 Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
Birmingham City FC Form
2022-02-09 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-04 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-01-30 Derby County FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-25 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Peterborough United FC D 2022-01-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2022-01-18 Fulham FC 6–2 Birmingham City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.96 AFC Bournemouth xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 Birmingham City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + AFC Bournemouth to win 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Bournemouth winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.07Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
AFC Bournemouth or Draw 81%Draw or Birmingham City FC 42%AFC Bournemouth or Birmingham City FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Bournemouth win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.9%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.8%1 – 0 8.4%0 – 0 6.3%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 5.6%1 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%0 – 1 4.4%3 – 2 3.5%4 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth
Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Birmingham City FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 17% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 22% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 80% — 20% +1 80% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.