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Premier League10/18/2026, 01:00 PM

AFC Bournemouth – Sunderland2 : 0

Why the model thinks so

AFC Bournemouth
1.58
Total xG
2.66
Sunderland
1.07
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorAFC BournemouthSunderland
Attack strength (1.34x league average)+0.68
Small sample (3 matches) - regression to mean−0.53
High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match)+0.41+0.41
Defensive strength (1.7 conceded vs 1.6 league avg)+0.12
Small sample (3 matches) - regression to mean+0.08
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)−0.05
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.6 goals/match)−0.04
Attack strength (1.27x league average)−0.03
20% of goal output missing (only 87% available)
Brian Brobbey not in squad (3 goals, 0 assists)
Nilson Angulo on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
75% of goal output missing (only 30% available)

Key factors

  • Squad: B. Brobbey is absent, having scored 3 of the 6 league goals by Sunderland players this season (50%)
  • Form: AFC Bournemouth won 2 of their last 5 matches, Sunderland 1
  • Defence: AFC Bournemouth allowed 0.92 xG per match in 5 matches with xG data, but conceded 1.8 goals per match

Risks

  • Squad: AFC Bournemouth without A. Scott, who started in 3 of the last 5 matches
  • Schedule: AFC Bournemouth with 3 days since their last match
  • Attack: Sunderland generated 2.20 xG per match in 5 matches with xG data, but scored 1.0 goal per match

All probabilities

Result
AFC Bournemouth48%
Draw28%
Sunderland24%
Double chance
AFC Bournemouth or draw76%
Sunderland or draw52%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.576%
Under 1.524%
Over 2.550%
Under 2.550%
Over 3.528%
Under 3.572%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

Most likely scores

1:1
13%
2:1
9%
2:0
9%
1:2
6%
2:2
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Enzo Le Fée: 3 of 3 goals after minute 60 (last 12 games)
  2. AFC Bournemouth: dropped a lead in 5 of 9 games (11 points lost)
  3. AFC Bournemouth: first goal in 8 of 12 games (67%)
  4. AFC Bournemouth: 33% of all goals between minutes 31-45 (6 of 18)
  5. AFC Bournemouth: 61% of all goals in the first half (11 of 18, last 12 games)

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth 4-1-4-1 · Sunderland 4-2-3-1

AFC Bournemouth
  • 1 Đ. Petrović
  • 15 A. Smith
  • 5 J. Hill
  • 14 A. Tavares Silva
  • 3 A. Truffert
  • 12 T. Adams
  • 37 R. Rocha
  • 10 R. Christie
  • 4 L. Cook
  • 16 M. Tavernier
  • 9 F. de Lima Barbosa
Sunderland
  • 22 R. Roefs
  • 20 N. Mukiele Mulere
  • 4 K. Danso
  • 15 O. Alderete Fernández
  • 17 R. Mandava
  • 34 G. Xhaka
  • 27 N. Sadiki
  • 32 T. Hume
  • 11 C. Rigg
  • 28 E. Le Fée
  • 57 T. Tuterov
Substitutes
  • 30 ?. Rodríguez Muñoz
  • 24 J. Sánchez Velasco
  • 18 B. Diakité
  • 21 A. Adli
  • 11 B. Doak
  • 6 J. Soler Barreto
  • 7 D. Brooks
  • 19 J. Kluivert
  • 20 M. Di Gregorio
  • 6 D. Methalie
  • 39 M. Fofana
  • 19 M. Diarra
  • 7 C. Talbi
  • 18 W. Isidor
  • 13 L. O'Nien
  • 31 M. Ellborg
  • 10 N. Angulo Ramírez
  • 29 J. Ahoka Jules
  • 50 J. Angulo Caiced

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