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

Championship · 2020-21
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 37' Kenny McLean
Diego Rico 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-01-18 Norwich City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
12 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
26 Jul Everton FC A 3–1 W
19 Jul Southampton FC H 0–2 L
15 Jul Manchester City FC A 1–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 0–1 L
19 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
26 Jul Manchester City FC A 0–5 L
18 Jul Burnley FC H 0–2 L
14 Jul Chelsea FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Norwich City FC gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' GOAL! Arnaut Danjuma scores on 35. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma
  • 37' Kenny McLean was booked on 37.
  • 42' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 66' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 66 minute. Dominic Solanke leaves to be changed by Joshua King.
  • 69' The whistle greets Kenny McLean as he departs to be replaced by Mario Vrancic.
  • 71' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Adam Idah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 74 minute.
  • 78' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Philip Billing departs to be replaced by Dan Gosling.
  • 81' The whistle greets Lukas Rupp as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Hugill.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jefferson Lerma made 335 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' It is a substitution in AFC Bournemouth team. Arnaut Danjuma is replaced by Sam Surridge on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for AFC Bournemouth.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arnaut Danjuma 2
Emiliano Buendia 1
Lloyd Kelly 1
Sam Surridge 1
Teemu Pukki 1

Head to Head

2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC 2020-01-18 Norwich City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Norwich City FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-09-12 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2020-07-26 Everton FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-07-19 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Southampton FC L 2020-07-15 Manchester City FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Norwich City FC Form

2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-07-18 Norwich City FC 0–2 Burnley FC L 2020-07-14 Chelsea FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth47% Draw30% Norwich City FC23%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
77%
Draw or Norwich City FC
53%
AFC Bournemouth or Norwich City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth29% Draw54% Norwich City FC17%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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