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AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Wed 24 Feb 2021 · 19:45 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Curtis Nelson
Philip Billing 26' Y
Steve Cook 76' Y
Y 77' Perry Ng
Y 86' Kieffer Moore
Y 90' Aden Flint
Lloyd Kelly 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Daniel Lamport

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

3
1
2
AFC Bournemouth 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-08-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
20 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
17 Feb Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
13 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
09 Feb Burnley FC A 2–0 W
06 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 2–1 W
20 Feb Preston North End FC H 4–0 W
16 Feb Luton Town FC A 2–0 W
13 Feb Coventry City FC H 3–1 W
09 Feb Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
06 Feb Bristol City FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Vitality Stadium that hosts another battle between AFC Bournemouth and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Lewis Cook, a England , has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Will Vaulks is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mick McCarthy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Curtis Nelson is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
  • 28' Sean Morrison puts Cardiff City FC on the lead.
  • 33' Sam Surridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 37' A goal from the Wales international Kieffer Moore! He fires home on 37 to make it 0-2!
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Bournemouth in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
  • 46' Shane Long is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Cook at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' AFC Bournemouth currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Josh Murphy makes way for Sheyi Ojo at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 61' Leandro Bacuna gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Harry Wilson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Shane Long makes it 1-2.
  • 72' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Steve Cook on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Bournemouth will be frustrated.
  • 77' Perry Ng is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' Kieffer Moore is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Aden Flint on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2018-08-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Cardiff City FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-02-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-02-17 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2021-02-13 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-02-09 Burnley FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-16 Luton Town FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-02-13 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2021-02-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-02-06 Bristol City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Cardiff City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth32% Draw29% Cardiff City FC39%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
61%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
68%
AFC Bournemouth or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth23% Draw49% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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