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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Bournemouth and Bristol City FC get this one started.
  • 4' GOAL! Robert Atkinson scores on 4.
  • 9' AFC Bournemouth currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 14' Lewis Cook has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' It’s high time Scott Parker made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Jefferson Lerma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Dominic Solanke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
  • 52' Lewis Cook is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 57' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Lloyd Kelly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Cameron Pring is replaced by Han-Noah Massengo.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Bournemouth and Bristol City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 73' That is a Yellow card for Bristol City FC. Robbie Cundy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Scott Parker will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Tommy Conway comes on to replace Robbie Cundy.
  • 81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Siriki Dembele makes it 3-1.
  • 84' Ben Pearson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jefferson Lerma on 84 minute.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Another three points for AFC Bournemouth.

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
Arnaut Danjuma 1
Tyreeq Bakinson 1
Daniel Bentley 1
Cameron Carter-Vickers 1
Jamal Lowe 1
Jordan Zemura 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Robert Atkinson 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.