Match Report
Manchester United (3rd, 71 pts) visited AFC Bournemouth (6th, 57 pts) with 14 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: AFC Bournemouth 1.53 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Manchester United 1.82 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.38.
Level finishes had become the habit for AFC Bournemouth: four in a row.
The sides have met 18 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for AFC Bournemouth, 4 draws and 10 for Manchester United, at 3.39 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 61%. 4.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.39.
Vitality Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,700. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
AFC Bournemouth: Eli Kroupi (81'), Ryan Christie (67') · Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes (61'), James Hill (71' og)
Key stats
Possession: AFC Bournemouth 55% · Manchester United 45% · Total shots: 16-14 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 6-8