AFC Bournemouth vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AFC Bournemouth vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Stoke City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Stoke City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 01 May | Wycombe Wanderers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Apr | Brentford FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Apr | Millwall FC | A | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Apr | Norwich City FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | Huddersfield Town AFC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | AFC Bournemouth | A | 2–0 | W |
| 01 May | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Apr | Nottingham Forest FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Apr | Coventry City FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 17 Apr | Preston North End FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Apr | Birmingham City FC | A | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
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' And we are off! AFC Bournemouth vs Stoke City FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Jacob Brown needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 6' The referee has no hesitation. Steve Cook is booked for AFC Bournemouth — Yellow card on 6.
- 11' 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.
- 16' 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.
- 21' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Stoke City FC backline.
- 26' 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.
- 31' Stoke City FC have won 404 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. William Forrester makes it 0-1.
- 41' Philip Billing, a Denmark , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 46' It’s high time Jonathan Woodgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' Danny Batth was booked on 47.
- 52' What composure from Tommy Smith! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
- 55' AFC Bournemouth manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rodrigo Riquelme is hanging Ben Pearson on the field on 55 minute.
- 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Davies made 389 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Philip Billing.
- 66' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Rabbi Matondo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 69' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Steve Cook is withdrawn and Chris Mepham gets his opportunity.
- 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 75' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Philip Billing is replaced by Shane Long.
- 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Bournemouth and Stoke City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- AFC Bournemouth will have plenty to reflect on. Stoke City FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 10
- 9
-
29
Philip Billing ↓ Shane Long 75'
- 8
- 7
- 1
-
15
Adam Smith ↓ Jack Stacey 75'
-
3
Steve Cook ↓ Chris Mepham 69'
- 18
-
22
Ben Pearson ↓ Rodrigo Riquelme 55'
Bench
- 21
- 23
-
12
Shane Long ↑ 75'
- 11
-
6
Chris Mepham ↑ 69'
- 14
-
17
Jack Stacey ↑ 75'
-
20
Rodrigo Riquelme ↑ 55'
- 32
Coach
Jonathan Woodgate
Stoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 46
- 14
- 22
- 16
- 18
- 6
- 34
- 13
- 35
- 49
- 39
Bench
- 9
- 5
- 21
- 11
- 2
- 7
- 3
Coach
Michael O'Neill
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tommy Smith | 2 |
| Dominic Solanke | 2 |
| Junior Stanislas | 1 |
| William Forrester | 1 |
| Jamal Lowe | 1 |
Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
Stoke City FC Form
2021-05-08
AFC Bournemouth
0–2
Stoke City FC
W
2021-05-01
Stoke City FC
0–2
Queens Park Rangers FC
L
2021-04-24
Nottingham Forest FC
1–1
Stoke City FC
D
2021-04-21
Stoke City FC
2–3
Coventry City FC
L
2021-04-17
Stoke City FC
0–0
Preston North End FC
D
2021-04-10
Birmingham City FC
2–0
Stoke City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87
AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18
Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for:
Stoke City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Stoke City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
AFC Bournemouth or Draw
62%
Draw or Stoke City FC
69%
AFC Bournemouth or Stoke City FC
69%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Stoke City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.6%
Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth
| Handicap | AFC Bournemouth covers | Push | Stoke City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 7% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 17% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +1 | 59% | 23% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.