Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
AFC Bournemouth
3 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Thu 30 Dec 2021 · 19:45 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Mark Harris
R 45' Leandro Bacuna
Dominic Solanke 45' Y
Y 45' Curtis Nelson

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff 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

3
1
2
AFC Bournemouth 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-10-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-02 Cardiff City FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–0 W
27 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
18 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
11 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–2 L
03 Dec Fulham FC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Coventry City FC H 2–2 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 0–3 L
11 Dec Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
04 Dec Sheffield United FC H 2–3 L
27 Nov Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
24 Nov Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
20 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' AFC Bournemouth are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' AFC Bournemouth currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Ryan Christie makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and AFC Bournemouth are in front.
  • 27' Mark Harris has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Gary Cahill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' The 29-year-old Lewis Cook has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Leandro Bacuna on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Isaak Davies gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Mark Harris and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — James Collins on, Kieffer Moore off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Lloyd Kelly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 68' Dominic Solanke adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Bournemouth lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' Dominic Solanke adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Bournemouth lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' Jaidon Anthony makes way for Junior Stanislas at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Bournemouth.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Rubin Colwill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaak Davies on 75 minute.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Dominic Solanke as he leaves the pitch. Jamal Lowe steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 83' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Junior Stanislas is withdrawn and Emiliano Hansen gets his opportunity.
  • 83' GOAL! Jefferson Lerma fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • It finishes all square. AFC Bournemouth and Cardiff City FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominic Solanke 3
Bobby Reid 2
Kieffer Moore 1
Sean Morrison 1
Philip Billing 1
Ryan Fraser 1
Jefferson Lerma 1
Callum Wilson 1

Head to Head

2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC 2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2020-10-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-02 Cardiff City FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth Form

2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-12-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-12-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-12-11 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-12-03 Fulham FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-11-27 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Coventry City FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC L 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-11-24 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.5 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth48% Draw27% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
74%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
52%
AFC Bournemouth or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth32% Draw47% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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