AFC Bournemouth vs Sheffield United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

AFC Bournemouth

2 – 2

Full Time

Sheffield United FC

Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Gustavo Hamer

0–2 64' Jack Robinson

Dango Ouattara 74' 1–2

Enes Unal 90+1' 2–2

Milos Kerkez 10' Y

Adam Smith 15' Y

Y 36' Gustavo Hamer

Y 61' Oliver McBurnie

Y 72' Ivo Grbic

Chris Mepham 88' Y

Y 88' Oliver Norwood

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Sheffield United FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

AFC Bournemouth 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

AFC Bournemouth 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-09 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-11-25 Sheffield United FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth 2022-04-09 Sheffield United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth 2021-10-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Sheffield United FC 2020-02-09 Sheffield United FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	2–2	D
03 Mar	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W
27 Feb	Leicester City FC	H	0–1	L
24 Feb	Manchester City FC	H	0–1	L
17 Feb	Newcastle United FC	A	2–2	D
10 Feb	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–2	D
04 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	0–6	L
25 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
18 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–5	L
10 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	3–1	W
03 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	0–5	L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth

Marcus Tavernier	3 G
Alex Scott	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Vitality Stadium that hosts another battle between AFC Bournemouth and Sheffield United FC.
5' AFC Bournemouth have won 448 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' AFC Bournemouth receives a card for a hard tackle on 10.
15' Adam Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
20' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
27' GOAL! Gustavo Hamer scores on 27.
32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Wilder might look to freshen things up shortly.
36' Controversy at the stadium! Gustavo Hamer argues furiously but the card stands.
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Milos Kerkez, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' The whistle greets Milos Kerkez as he departs to be replaced by Dango Ouattara.
51' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James McAtee made 444 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Poor challenge from Oliver McBurnie. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
62' The supporters are chanting for Luis Sinisterra. He replaces Marcus Tavernier on 62 minute.
64' The deadlock is broken! Jack Robinson gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
69' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Jayden Bogle by Anel Ahmedhodzic on 69 minute.
72' That is a card for Sheffield United FC. Ivo Grbic will be fuming at that decision.
74' Dango Ouattara doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! Philip Billing comes on to replace Ryan Christie.
80' Ben Brereton makes way for William Osula at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
85' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a card on 88.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Antoine Semenyo
9
Dominic Solanke
4
Lewis Cook
15
Adam Smith ↓ Alex Scott 75'
6
Chris Mepham
16
Marcus Tavernier ↓ Luis Sinisterra 62'
1
Neto
19
Justin Kluivert ↓ Enes Unal 62'
10
Ryan Christie ↓ Philip Billing 75'
27
Illia Zabarnyi
3
Milos Kerkez ↓ Dango Ouattara 46'

Bench

29
Philip Billing ↑ 75'
42
Mark Travers
17
Luis Sinisterra ↑ 62'
8
Romain Faivre
26
Enes Unal ↑ 62'
18
Tyler Adams
14
Alex Scott ↑ 75'
11
Dango Ouattara ↑ 46'
48
Maxwell Kinsey-Wellings

Coach Iraola

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

15
Anel Ahmedhodzic ↑ 69'
16
Oliver Norwood ↑ 80'
18
Wesley Foderingham
21
Vinicius Souza ↑ 46'
27
Yasser Larouci
32
William Osula ↑ 80'
28
James McAtee ↑ 69'
35
Andre Brooks
29
Sam Curtis

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	2
Marcus Tavernier	2
Jack Robinson	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
Chris Mepham	1
Enes Unal	1
John Lundstram	1
Dango Ouattara	1

Head to Head

AFC Bournemouth Form

2024-03-09 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2024-03-03 Burnley FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-02-27 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-02-17 Newcastle United FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2024-02-10 Fulham FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-03-09 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2024-03-04 Sheffield United FC 0–6 Arsenal FC L 2024-02-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-02-18 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-02-10 Luton Town FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC W 2024-02-03 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.33 AFC Bournemouth xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.25 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Sheffield United FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Bournemouth41% Draw28% Sheffield United FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw

69%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

59%

AFC Bournemouth or Sheffield United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AFC Bournemouth27% Draw48% Sheffield United FC25%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 0

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap	AFC Bournemouth covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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