Match Report
AFC Bournemouth, 9th with 56 points, sat 31 points above Leicester City (18th, 25). Leicester City's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, AFC Bournemouth were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.21, Leicester City 0.87 and 2.11, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 16 games: 5 AFC Bournemouth wins, 6 for Leicester City, 5 draws, at 2.13 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 31% of the meetings.
Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, capacity 11,700, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
AFC Bournemouth: Antoine Semenyo (74'), Antoine Semenyo (88')