AFC Bournemouth will be looking for the fourth consecutive win in the EFL Championship this Saturday when they host Stoke City at Vitality Stadium. Kickoffs at 18:00 EAT.
After winning the last three league games in a row, Bournemouth are second in the league chasing the table leaders Fulham for a potential Premier League promotion. In their last five games they are on a four game winning streak and losing only one game in all competitions. Both teams scored in two of their last five fixtures.
Bournemouth comes into this game in high spirits coming off 1-2 Championship victory to beat Blackpool. In that game, Bournemouth had 70% possession 13 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Jamal Lowe (86′) and Siriki Dembélé (95′). Blackpool got 15 shots on goal with seven of them on target and a goal by Josh Bowler (37′) scored for Blackpool.
Meanwhile, Stock City has been struggling the last few weeks where they have struggled to get all the three points. Currently they are placed in the 14t place with 44 points from their 32 league matches. However, Stoke have taken at least a point from six of their last eight Championship road trips. In their last five matches they have twins, two draws and a loss. Both teams scored in three of those matches.
The Potters and their fans will hope to bounce back from the 1-2 Championship loss to Luiton town. In that game, Stoke City managed 60% possession, five shots with two of them on target and a goal by Lewis Baker (92′). For their opponents, Luton Town got 12 shots with four of them on target and goals by Danny Hylton (56′) and Cameron Jerome (81′) scored for Luton Town.
AFC Bournemouth vs Stoke City head to head
There have been 10 head to head meetings between these two sides since 2003. Bournemouth claims five wins, Stoke City four wins and there have been a solitary tie in that period.
- Stoke 0-1 Bournemouth 19/10/21
- Bournemouth 0-2 Stoke 08/05/21
- Stoke 0-1 Bournemouth 02/01/21
- Bournemouth 2-1 Stoke 03/02/18
- Stoke 1-2 Bournemouth 21/10/17
Home
- Blackpool 1-2 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 3-1 Birmingham
- Bournemouth 0-1 Boreham
- Barnsley 0-1 Bournemouth
- Bournemouth 0-1 Hull
Away
- Stoke 1-2 Luton
- Stoke 2-2 Birmingham
- Nottingham 2-2 Stoke
- Stoke 3-0 Swansea
- Stoke 2-0 Wigan
AFC Bournemouth team news
Scott Parker will have squad limited of Gary Cahill, Kieffer Moore, Ryan Christie, Robert Brady, Ethan Laird, Junior Stanislas and Adam Smith who are recovering from injuries.
Stoke City team news
As For Michael O’Neill’s side, Mario Vrancic, Harry Souttar and Abdallah Sima are all recuperating from injuries and will sit out Saturday’s game.
Prediction and odds
By the look of things the visitors are no match to the hosts, Bournemouth won all their last four meetings whiles Stoke City failed secure a win their last three games away from home.
- Bournemouth win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
