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Manchester United FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,720 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Dean Huijsen
0–2 61' Justin Kluivert pen
0–3 63' Antoine Semenyo

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–3 L
15 Dec Manchester City FC A 2–1 W
12 Dec FC Viktoria Plzen A 2–1 W
07 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–3 L
04 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
01 Dec Everton FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Manchester United FC AFC Bournemouth
#12 Position #17
5 Points 3
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 2
8 Scored 6
8 Conceded 8
+0 GD -2
1.00 PPG 0.60
20% Win % 0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Manchester United FC
Bruno Fernandes 3 G 1 A
Bryan Mbeumo 2 G
AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Old Trafford will turn into a battlefield for Manchester United FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Antoine Semenyo made 22 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Noussair Mazraoui has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Manchester United FC 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.
  • 20' Philip Billing has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' The Spain centre-back Dean Huijsen breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 0-1!
  • 34' Tyrell Malacia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Bournemouth tonight.
  • 35' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Smith is booked for AFC Bournemouth — card on 35.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Manuel Ugarte.
  • 42' Harry Maguire is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
  • 46' The whistle greets Tyrell Malacia as he departs to be replaced by Leny Yoro.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Rasmus Hojlund. He replaces Joshua Zirkzee on 54 minute.
  • 55' The crowd applauds Manuel Ugarte as he leaves the pitch. Alejandro Garnacho steps in for Manchester United FC.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Justin Kluivert makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 63' GOAL! Antoine Semenyo scores on 63. Assisted by Dango Ouattara
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' Enes Unal gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces Evanilson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' 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.
  • 78' A tactical swap from AFC Bournemouth — Philip Billing on, Justin Kluivert off on 78 minutes.
  • 82' AFC Bournemouth receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' Fresh legs for AFC Bournemouth! David Brooks comes on to replace Antoine Semenyo.
  • 90' AFC Bournemouth player sees a card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Manchester United FC or AFC Bournemouth 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC35% Draw26% AFC Bournemouth39%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
65%
Manchester United FC or AFC Bournemouth
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC27% Draw41% AFC Bournemouth32%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 17% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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