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AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,129 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FCPremier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Adam Nunn
  • Assistant 2 Constantine Hatzidakis

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 0–0 D
22 Dec Manchester United FC A 3–0 W
16 Dec West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 4–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D
21 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–5 L
15 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–1 W
07 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–2 D
03 Dec Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Crystal Palace FC
#13 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Vitality Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 4' Justin Kluivert is having his name booked by the referee on 4.
  • 7' Poor challenge from Eberechi Eze. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' Jefferson Lerma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' Will Hughes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' AFC Bournemouth have won 441 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Cheick Doucoure comes on to replace Will Hughes.
  • 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Marc Guehi on 60 minutes.
  • 62' Tyler Adams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Max Aarons at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' Dean Huijsen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 71' AFC Bournemouth ring the changes. Justin Kluivert has done his job and it is now time for Philip Billing to step up.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' Ryan Christie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Jean-Philippe Mateta is withdrawn and Daichi Kamada gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 85 minute. Dango Ouattara leaves to be changed by David Brooks.
  • 88' Justin Devenny is replacing Eberechi Eze for the Crystal Palace FC side.
  • The points are shared — AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace FC. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 96% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth26% Draw50% Crystal Palace FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 48%
52%
± 1.5 17%
83%
± 2.5 4%
96%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
76%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
74%
AFC Bournemouth or Crystal Palace FC
50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth7% Draw81% Crystal Palace FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
17.8%
1 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
1.7%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 1
1.1%
0 – 3
0.4%
2 – 2
0.4%
1 – 3
0.2%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 14% 84%
-0.5 16% 84%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 19% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
67%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
74%

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