Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between AFC Bournemouth (2nd, 88 pts) and Coventry City (13th, 64 pts). Coventry City ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Coventry City 1.3 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, AFC Bournemouth 1.61 and 0.85, with the league averaging 1.25.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Coventry City, 2 by AFC Bournemouth, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was The Coventry Building Society Arena, with room for 32,609 spectators. AFC Bournemouth led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
AFC Bournemouth: Jamal Lowe (12'), Dominic Solanke (45'), Dominic Solanke (55')
Key stats
Possession: Coventry City 56% · AFC Bournemouth 44% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 10-3