Bristol City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Bristol City FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.
- Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee John Brooks
- Referee Daniel Robathan
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Mark Scholes
5 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 13.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar | AFC Bournemouth | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Feb | Swansea City AFC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 23 Feb | Middlesbrough FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 20 Feb | Barnsley FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Feb | Reading FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Feb | Watford FC | A | 0–6 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Mar | Bristol City FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Feb | Watford FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Feb | Cardiff City FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Feb | Queens Park Rangers FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Feb | Rotherham United FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Feb | Nottingham Forest FC | A | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
Bristol City FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bristol City FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Bristol City FC
| Dominic Ballard | 3 G | |
| Lorent Tolaj | 2 G | 1 A |
| Scott Twine | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Bristol City FC welcome AFC Bournemouth for this crunch clash at Ashton Gate Stadium.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jonathan Woodgate will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' Arnaut Danjuma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol 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.
- 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 38' A stunning finish from Tyreeq Bakinson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 43' Dominic Solanke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Bentley makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 50' Henri Lansbury is replacing Jack Hunt for the Bristol City FC side.
- 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 65' 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.
- 70' Controversy at the stadium! Lloyd Kelly argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 71' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Ben Pearson trudges off to be replaced by Philip Billing on 71 minutes.
- 75' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Lewis Cook is withdrawn and Shane Long gets his opportunity.
- 78' The crowd applauds Kasey Palmer as he leaves the pitch. Antoine Semenyo steps in for Bristol City FC.
- 83' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
- 88' Goal! Cameron Carter-Vickers scores his 9 goal in 387 matches.
- 89' Han-Noah Massengo gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Adam Nagy and will look to change the dynamic.
- 90' Another change for AFC Bournemouth made on 90 minute. Junior Stanislas leaves to be changed by Jack Stacey.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Bristol City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 9
-
2
Jack Hunt ↓ Henri Lansbury 50'
- 30
- 19
- 43
- 21
- 1
-
45
Kasey Palmer ↓ Antoine Semenyo 78'
- 26
-
4
Adam Nagy ↓ Han-Noah Massengo 89'
Bench
- 12
-
18
Antoine Semenyo ↑ 78'
-
17
Henri Lansbury ↑ 50'
- 23
-
42
Han-Noah Massengo ↑ 89'
- 28
- 34
- 33
- 37
Coach
Nigel Pearson
AFC Bournemouth Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
-
10
Arnaut Danjuma ↓ Diego Rico 90'
- 9
-
16
Lewis Cook ↓ Shane Long 75'
- 8
- 1
- 15
- 3
-
19
Junior Stanislas ↓ Jack Stacey 90'
- 18
-
22
Ben Pearson ↓ Philip Billing 71'
Bench
-
29
Philip Billing ↑ 71'
-
21
Diego Rico ↑ 90'
- 23
-
12
Shane Long ↑ 75'
- 6
-
17
Jack Stacey ↑ 90'
- 20
- 38
- 32
Coach
Jonathan Woodgate
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Siriki Dembele | 1 |
| Arnaut Danjuma | 1 |
| Tyreeq Bakinson | 1 |
| Daniel Bentley | 1 |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | 1 |
| Jamal Lowe | 1 |
| Jordan Zemura | 1 |
| Andreas Weimann | 1 |
Head to Head
Bristol City FC Form
AFC Bournemouth Form
2021-03-03
Bristol City FC
1–2
AFC Bournemouth
W
2021-02-27
AFC Bournemouth
1–0
Watford FC
W
2021-02-24
AFC Bournemouth
1–2
Cardiff City FC
L
2021-02-20
Queens Park Rangers FC
2–1
AFC Bournemouth
L
2021-02-17
AFC Bournemouth
1–0
Rotherham United FC
W
2021-02-13
Nottingham Forest FC
0–0
AFC Bournemouth
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.99
Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3
AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for:
AFC Bournemouth or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Bournemouth win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Bristol City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
71%
Bristol City FC or AFC Bournemouth
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12.3%
0 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC
| Handicap | Bristol City FC covers | Push | AFC Bournemouth covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 17% | 73% |
| -0.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 22% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
38%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.