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AFC Bournemouth vs Burnley FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
AFC Bournemouth
0 – 1
Full Time
Burnley FC
Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Ashley Westwood
Y 56' Ashley Barnes
Y 56' Dwight McNeil
Diego Rico 56' Y
Simon Francis 61' Y
Y 62' Jeff Hendrick

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Burnley FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
5 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 13.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
2
5
AFC Bournemouth 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Burnley FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Burnley FC 2019-04-06 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Burnley FC 2018-09-22 Burnley FC 4–0 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Burnley FC H 0–1 L
14 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
07 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
03 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
30 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–3 L
23 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
Burnley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
14 Dec Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–5 L
03 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
30 Nov Crystal Palace FC H 0–2 L
23 Nov Watford FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 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 Burnley FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' England international Simon Francis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Jefferson Lerma, a Colombia , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robbie Brady is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 25' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Ashley Westwood has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Eddie Howe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Ashley Westwood was booked on 45.
  • 46' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Lewis Cook trudges off to be replaced by Callum Wilson on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Ashley Barnes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' Simon Francis was booked on 61.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jeff Hendrick.
  • 65' Another substitution for Burnley FC to replace Jeff Hendrick by Aaron Lennon on 65 minute.
  • 70' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Jay Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ashley Barnes on 75 minute.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Burnley FC. Dwight McNeil is replaced by Robbie Brady.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Philip Billing as he leaves the pitch. Dominic Solanke steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 89' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Jay Rodriguez makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 89.
  • Burnley FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Burnley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sean Dyche

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ashley Barnes 4
Benson Manuel 2
Anass Zaroury 2
Ashley Barnes 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Jay Rodriguez 2
Matej Vydra 2
Dominic Solanke 2

Head to Head

2019-12-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Burnley FC 2019-04-06 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Burnley FC 2018-09-22 Burnley FC 4–0 AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth Form

2019-12-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Burnley FC L 2019-12-14 Chelsea FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2019-12-07 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2019-12-03 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2019-11-30 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2019-11-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Burnley FC Form

2019-12-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Burnley FC W 2019-12-14 Burnley FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2019-12-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5–0 Burnley FC L 2019-12-03 Burnley FC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2019-11-30 Burnley FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2019-11-23 Watford FC 0–3 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Burnley FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth26% Draw28% Burnley FC46%
Actual: Burnley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
54%
Draw or Burnley FC
74%
AFC Bournemouth or Burnley FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth19% Draw48% Burnley FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Burnley FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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