AFC Bournemouth vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
-
Match Preview
AFC Bournemouth vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.
- AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D 09 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–0 D 06 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L 02 Apr Bristol City FC H 3–2 W 19 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W 15 Mar Reading FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D 09 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–1 L 06 Apr Fulham FC H 0–1 L 02 Apr Peterborough United FC A 4–0 W 19 Mar Chelsea FC H 0–2 L 15 Mar Birmingham City FC A 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Vitality Stadium will turn into a battlefield for AFC Bournemouth and Middlesbrough FC.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' It’s high time Scott Parker made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Riley McGree has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Duncan Watmore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Anfernee Dijksteel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' 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.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Howson suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 372 games and scored 376 goals.
- 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andraz Sporar made 63 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' AFC Bournemouth player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 63' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Todd Cantwell by Jaidon Anthony on 63 minute.
- 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 71' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 71 minute. Duncan Watmore leaves to be changed by Andraz Sporar.
- 72' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Duncan Watmore is replaced by Andraz Sporar.
- 73' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Philip Billing departs to be replaced by Jamal Lowe.
- 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Connolly, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 82' Folarin Balogun has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Connolly on 82 minute.
- 87' 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.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Siriki Dembele. He replaces Ryan Christie on 88 minute.
- 88' The referee calls foul for Matty Crooks. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' Isaiah Jones is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riley McGree is hanging Marcus Tavernier on the field on 90 minute.
- The final score is 0-0.
-
AFC Bournemouth
Starting XI- 5
- 9
-
29
Philip Billing ↓ Jamal Lowe 73'
- 4
- 8
- 15
- 42
-
14
Todd Cantwell ↓ Jaidon Anthony 63'
-
10
Ryan Christie ↓ Siriki Dembele 88'
- 2
- 3
Bench-
18
Jamal Lowe ↑ 73'
- 24
- 22
-
37
Siriki Dembele ↑ 88'
- 1
-
32
Jaidon Anthony ↑ 63'
- 12
Coach Scott ParkerMiddlesbrough FC
Starting XI- 26
-
18
Duncan Watmore ↓ Andraz Sporar 71'
- 22
- 28
- 17
- 16
-
7
Marcus Tavernier ↓ Riley McGree 90'
- 27
- 2
- 25
- 35
Bench- 14
- 1
- 4
-
11
Andraz Sporar ↑ 71'
-
48
Riley McGree ↑ 90'
-
47
Folarin Balogun ↑ 82'
- 37
Coach Chris Wilder -
Head to Head
AFC Bournemouth Form
2022-04-15 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-09 Sheffield United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2022-04-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2022-04-02 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2022-03-19 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2022-03-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Reading FC DMiddlesbrough FC Form