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AFC Bournemouth vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
AFC Bournemouth
3 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 73' Robbie Cundy

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Bristol City FC 2021-10-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth 2021-03-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2020-10-28 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
19 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W
15 Mar Reading FC H 1–1 D
12 Mar Derby County FC H 2–0 W
08 Mar Peterborough United FC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 2–3 L
19 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
15 Mar Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
12 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
05 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
26 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AFC Bournemouth is hosting Bristol City FC for another epic battle.
  • 4' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Robert Atkinson makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 9' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Ryan Christie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' The travelling Bristol City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Han-Noah Massengo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Bournemouth in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nigel Pearson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' What a moment for Dominic Solanke! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' AFC Bournemouth currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' Lewis Cook has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 57' AFC Bournemouth have won 448 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Cameron Pring exits the field as Han-Noah Massengo enters on 58.
  • 63' Nathaniel Phillips, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Bournemouth and Bristol City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' Robbie Cundy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jefferson Lerma, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 10 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 80' Another change for Bristol City FC made on 80 minute. Robbie Cundy leaves to be changed by Tommy Conway.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Siriki Dembele — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' Jefferson Lerma makes way for Ben Pearson at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Bournemouth.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Bristol City FC will have plenty to reflect on. AFC Bournemouth were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamal Lowe 1
Jordan Zemura 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Robert Atkinson 1
Dominic Solanke 1
Lewis Cook 1
Siriki Dembele 1
Arnaut Danjuma 1

Head to Head

2022-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Bristol City FC 2021-10-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth 2021-03-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2020-10-28 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Bristol City FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2022-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2022-03-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-03-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-03-12 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Derby County FC W 2022-03-08 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Peterborough United FC D 2022-03-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Bristol City FC Form

2022-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Bristol City FC L 2022-03-19 Bristol City FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-03-15 Barnsley FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth56% Draw25% Bristol City FC19%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
80%
Draw or Bristol City FC
44%
AFC Bournemouth or Bristol City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth36% Draw46% Bristol City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.