Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
AFC Bournemouth
2 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Tommy Smith
R 31' Morgan Fox
R 32' Morgan Fox
Y 39' Jacob Brown
Chris Mepham 40' Y
Y 40' Jacob Brown
Jamal Lowe 43' Y
Y 57' Jordan Thompson
Lewis Cook 72' Y
Lloyd Kelly 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
1
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Stoke City FC 2021-10-19 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2021-05-08 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City FC 2021-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
12 Feb Blackpool FC A 2–1 W
09 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
06 Feb Boreham Wood FC H 0–1 L
29 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–0 W
22 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–2 L
23 Feb Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
19 Feb Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D
12 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
08 Feb Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W
05 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vitality Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Tommy Smith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Tommy Smith has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Red card on 31.
  • 32' Morgan Fox has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 32.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jacob Brown.
  • 40' Chris Mepham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 43' That is a Yellow card for AFC Bournemouth. Jamal Lowe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Morgan Fox, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' AFC Bournemouth have won 448 goals from 341 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacob Brown suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' AFC Bournemouth player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' Ethan Laird is replacing Adam Smith for the AFC Bournemouth side.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Jordan Thompson as he leaves the pitch. Sam Clucas steps in for Stoke City FC.
  • 78' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Lewis Cook trudges off to be replaced by Emiliano Hansen on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Maja is hanging Jacob Brown on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Lloyd Kelly argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Dominic Solanke gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Stoke City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' Jamal Lowe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 90' A tactical swap from AFC Bournemouth — Ben Pearson on, Siriki Dembele off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tommy Smith 2
Dominic Solanke 2
Junior Stanislas 1
William Forrester 1
Jamal Lowe 1

Head to Head

2022-02-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Stoke City FC 2021-10-19 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2021-05-08 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City FC 2021-01-02 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth Form

2022-02-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-02-12 Blackpool FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-02-09 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Boreham Wood FC L 2022-01-29 Barnsley FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-01-22 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Hull City AFC L

Stoke City FC Form

2022-02-26 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-02-23 Stoke City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2022-02-19 Stoke City FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2022-02-12 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2022-02-08 Stoke City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-02-05 Stoke City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth48% Draw27% Stoke City FC25%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
52%
AFC Bournemouth or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth31% Draw49% Stoke City FC20%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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