Match Report
AFC Bournemouth U21 (4th, 0 pts) visited Cardiff City U21 (1st, 3 pts) with 3 points between them. Recent form told a different story for AFC Bournemouth U21: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Cardiff City U21 ran at 4 scored and 1 conceded, AFC Bournemouth U21 at 1 and 4.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Cardiff City U21, 4 for AFC Bournemouth U21 and 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
On the scoreboard, Cardiff City U21 led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Cardiff City U21: J. Sykes (9'), Rob Tankiewicz (59'), Troy Perrett (71'), Troy Perrett (81') · AFC Bournemouth U21: Jonny Day (48')
Key stats
Possession: Cardiff City U21 58% · AFC Bournemouth U21 42% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-1