Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AFC Bournemouth and Stoke City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' GOAL! Tommy Smith scores on 20.
  • 25' Tommy Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Morgan Fox.
  • 32' Stoke City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 37' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Morgan Fox has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' It’s a booking for AFC Bournemouth player. Chris Mepham gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' AFC Bournemouth receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Jordan Thompson is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' AFC Bournemouth seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 67' 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.
  • 72' Lewis Cook is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 73' Ethan Laird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Smith on 73 minute.
  • 75' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Thompson departs to be replaced by Sam Clucas.
  • 78' Emiliano Hansen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Cook on 78 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 81 minute. Jacob Brown leaves to be changed by Josh Maja.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lloyd Kelly.
  • 83' Goal! Dominic Solanke scores his 92 goal in 409 matches.
  • 88' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' GOAL! Jamal Lowe scores on 89.
  • 90' AFC Bournemouth manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Pearson is hanging Siriki Dembele on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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.