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AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ben Pearson 49' Y
Jamal Lowe 90' Y

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
18 Sep Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
14 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
11 Sep Barnsley FC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
21 Aug Blackpool FC H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L
18 Sep Swansea City AFC H 3–3 D
15 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
11 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
28 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
21 Aug Birmingham City FC H 0–5 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AFC Bournemouth to score. At the same time, Luton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' England international Elijah Adebayo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Ben Pearson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 17' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Philip Billing makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 22' 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.
  • 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.
  • 31' What a strike from Dominic Solanke! The score is 2-0.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Amari'i Bell. He replaces Gabriel Osho on 46 minute.
  • 49' Ben Pearson was booked on 49.
  • 54' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Jaidon Anthony has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' A goal from the England international Reece Burke! He fires home on 65 to make it 2-1!
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Bournemouth in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 71' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Luke Berry is withdrawn and Carlos Mendes Gomes gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 74 minute. Jaidon Anthony leaves to be changed by Morgan Rogers.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Harry Cornick is replaced by Cameron Jerome.
  • 79' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Ryan Christie by Chris Mepham on 79 minute.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Smith made 335 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Dominic Solanke is withdrawn and Jamal Lowe gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Jamal Lowe is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Luton Town FC will have plenty to reflect on. AFC Bournemouth were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth49% Draw27% Luton Town FC24%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
76%
Draw or Luton Town FC
51%
AFC Bournemouth or Luton Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth31% Draw49% Luton Town FC20%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% 78%
-1 22% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% 56%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
37%
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
25%

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