AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- Brentford FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Assistant 1 Tim Wood
- Assistant 2 Wade Smith
4 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 20.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar | Brentford FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Mar | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Mar | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | H | 5–4 | W |
| 25 Feb | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Feb | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Feb | Southampton FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar | AFC Bournemouth | A | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Mar | Aston Villa FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Feb | Everton FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Feb | Leicester City FC | A | 4–0 | W |
| 15 Feb | West Ham United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Feb | Tottenham Hotspur FC | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| AFC Bournemouth | Brentford FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #4 |
| 3 | Points | 9 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 0 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 0 |
| 6 | Scored | 10 |
| 8 | Conceded | 4 |
| -2 | GD | +6 |
| 0.60 | PPG | 1.80 |
| 0% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
64%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
AFC Bournemouth this season
40%
Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season
Brentford FC this season
AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts). Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brentford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AFC Bournemouth
| Marcus Tavernier | 3 G |
| Alex Scott | 1 G |
Brentford FC
| Kevin Schade | 3 G | |
| Vitaly Janelt | 2 G | |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | 1 G | 1 A |
| Michael Kayode | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. AFC Bournemouth get us underway at Vitality Stadium.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Brentford FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Iraola might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 17' Vitaly Janelt doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lewis Cook is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Bournemouth.
- 27' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 30' GOAL! Yoane Wissa scores on 30. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo
- 35' 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.
- 40' The travelling Brentford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' Mark Flekken has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 495 appearances.
- 55' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' Evanilson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 67' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Ryan Christie has done his job and it is now time for Luis Sinisterra to step up.
- 68' Marcus Tavernier picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Norgaard makes it 0-3.
- 72' Sepp van den Berg gets the nod from Brentford FC. He replaces Kristoffer Ajer and will look to change the dynamic.
- 75' Poor challenge from Antoine Semenyo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 79' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Justin Kluivert has done his job and it is now time for David Brooks to step up.
- 84' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
- 85' Brentford FC ring the changes. Mikkel Damsgaard has done his job and it is now time for Ben Mee to step up.
- 89' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. James Hill gets a card.
- 1-2 the final result. AFC Bournemouth will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 4
- 13
- 16
-
19
Justin Kluivert ↓ David Brooks 79'
-
12
Tyler Adams ↓ James Hill 79'
-
10
Ryan Christie ↓ Luis Sinisterra 67'
- 9
- 27
- 3
- 2
Bench
-
7
David Brooks ↑ 79'
-
23
James Hill ↑ 79'
-
17
Luis Sinisterra ↑ 67'
- 40
- 8
-
21
Daniel Jebbison ↑ 85'
- 11
- 20
- 47
Coach
Iraola
Brentford FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 19
- 11
- 1
-
27
Vitaly Janelt ↓ Yegor Yarmolyuk 72'
- 6
- 20
-
24
Mikkel Damsgaard ↓ Ben Mee 85'
- 23
- 22
-
7
Kevin Schade ↓ Yunus Konak 85'
Bench
-
4
Sepp van den Berg ↑ 72'
- 32
-
16
Ben Mee ↑ 85'
-
18
Yegor Yarmolyuk ↑ 72'
-
26
Yunus Konak ↑ 85'
- 36
- 44
- 12
- 40
Coach
Thomas Frank
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yoane Wissa | 4 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 3 |
| Dominic Solanke | 3 |
| Mathias Jensen | 2 |
| Justin Kluivert | 2 |
| Kevin Schade | 2 |
| Ivan Toney | 1 |
| David Brooks | 1 |
Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
2025-03-15
AFC Bournemouth
1–2
Brentford FC
L
2025-03-09
Tottenham Hotspur FC
2–2
AFC Bournemouth
D
2025-03-01
AFC Bournemouth
5–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
W
2025-02-25
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
2–1
AFC Bournemouth
L
2025-02-22
AFC Bournemouth
0–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
L
2025-02-15
Southampton FC
1–3
AFC Bournemouth
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03
AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.29
Brentford FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Brentford FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
AFC Bournemouth or Draw
43%
Draw or Brentford FC
80%
AFC Bournemouth or Brentford FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 3
7%
0 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 4
4%
2 – 3
3.7%
Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth
| Handicap | AFC Bournemouth covers | Push | Brentford FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 10% | 85% |
| -0.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| +0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +1 | 36% | 22% | 42% |
| +1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +2 | 58% | 19% | 23% |
| +2.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
Clean Sheet
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

