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AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Sun 3 May 2026 · 13:00 UTC Vitality Stadium 11,122 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jefferson Lerma og 10' 1–0
Eli Kroupi pen 32' 2–0
Rayan 77' 3–0

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace FCPremier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Assistant 1 Neil Davies
  • Assistant 2 Marc Perry

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
22 Apr Leeds United FC H 2–2 D
18 Apr Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
11 Apr Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
20 Mar Manchester United FC H 2–2 D
14 Mar Burnley FC A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May AFC Bournemouth A 0–3 L
25 Apr Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
20 Apr West Ham United FC H 0–0 D
12 Apr Newcastle United FC H 2–1 W
15 Mar Leeds United FC H 0–0 D
05 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–1 W

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' Welcome to Vitality Stadium that hosts another battle between AFC Bournemouth and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcos Senesi, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 6' The referee calls foul for Jaydee Canvot. He receives a card.
  • 10' Jefferson Lerma makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Crystal Palace FC are in front.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' England international Dean Henderson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 335 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' Eli Kroupi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and AFC Bournemouth are in front.
  • 37' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Tyler Adams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Maxence Lacroix. He receives a card.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' Evanilson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 77' Rayan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and AFC Bournemouth are in front.
  • 82' Brennan Johnson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 65 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 87' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Crystal Palace FC.

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth52% Draw32% Crystal Palace FC16%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
85%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
48%
AFC Bournemouth or Crystal Palace FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth30% Draw60% Crystal Palace FC10%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23.9%
1 – 0
21.8%
2 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%
0 – 2
2%
2 – 2
1.5%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 28% 51%
-0.5 49% 51%
+0.5 86% 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
63%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
35%

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