Premier League Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 20 · 15:00 Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Dorset
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Our take

Bournemouth were slight favourites.

Bournemouth were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 54). Absences weigh more on Burnley. Bournemouth had 4.8 days of rest, Burnley 6.9 and had to travel 343 km.

Away travel343 kmRest days4.8 · 6.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Bournemouth56%
Draw23%
Burnley21%
Expected goals 1.89 – 1.07
Bournemouth54%
Draw25%
Burnley22%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.02
Bournemouth55%
Draw24%
Burnley21%
Expected goals 1.85 – 1.07
Bournemouth48%
Draw25%
Burnley27%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.19
Bournemouth55%
Draw24%
Burnley21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.02
Over 2.5 57% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Bournemouth, Dorset)

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RefereeChris Kavanagh
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 143

Team strength

BournemouthBurnley
69 L90 StrengthIn forecast 54
77 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
83 AttackIn forecast 27
82 DefenceIn forecast 25
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Bournemouth

Attack—
Defense risk—

Burnley

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BournemouthBurnley
1.56 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.13
1.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.06
1.44 xGVia Att/Def 0.92
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.09
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
75% Scored inContext 69%
31% Clean sheetsContext 13%
13.13 ShotsContext 8.75
5.06 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.86
39% On target shareContext 39%
8.47 Shots in the boxContext 5.19
60% Box shareContext 57%
12% ConversionContext 13%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.92
12.25 Shots allowedContext 15.44
4.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
3.44 BlocksContext 4.57
3.27 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.69
65% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 41%
426 PassesContext 376
344 Accurate passesContext 294
81% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.64
12.94 FoulsContext 9.81
11.19 Fouls sufferedContext 9.31
2.56 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.57 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.73 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.09
+0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
70% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.00 ShotsContext 8.90
5.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.22
43% On target shareContext 43%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 5.20
59% Box shareContext 56%
13% ConversionContext 14%
2.30 OffsidesContext 1.86
13.70 Shots allowedContext 13.10
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
4.10 BlocksContext 3.25
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
62% Save rateContext 64%
52% PossessionIn forecast 46%
437 PassesContext 420
355 Accurate passesContext 335
81% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.66
13.50 FoulsContext 10.30
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.60
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Bournemouth
Rest4.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km616 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Burnley
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel343 km273 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Bournemouth Burnley
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.8Premier League 2025-2026, 15 Dec6.9Premier League 2025-2026, 13 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km343 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways616 km273 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Bournemouth Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Đ. Petrović(G)
3A. Truffert 5M. Senesi 18B. Diakité 20Álex Jiménez
4L. Cook 16M. Tavernier
24A. Semenyo 19J. Kluivert 7D. Brooks
9Evanilson
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Burnley Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1M. Dúbravka(G)
23Lucas Pires 18H. Ekdal 4J. Worrall 29J. Laurent
11J. Anthony 24J. Cullen 8L. Ugochukwu 2K. Walker
19Z. Flemming 7J. Bruun Larsen
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Bournemouth Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Burnley Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bournemouth+1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Burnley-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Bournemouth · Home 1.88points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
4-3-1
Scored
1.25
Conceded
0.63
Burnley · Away 0.38points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
1-0-7
Scored
1.38
Conceded
2.88

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

2 Bournemouth wins0 draws0 Burnley wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 3 Mar 2024Burnley0–2Bournemouth
  • 28 Oct 2023Bournemouth2–1Burnley

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Chris Kavanagh 143 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.89league 3.68
Red cards0.13league 0.11
Cards 5+37%league 39%
Fouls21.9league 22.0
Penalties0.24league 0.20
Home wins41%league 48%
Bournemouth7 with this referee
Record2-2-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D16 Dec 24H · West Ham1–10
  • D26 Oct 24A · Aston Villa1–16
  • W11 Nov 23H · Newcastle2–02
  • L20 May 23H · Manchester United0–11
  • W30 Apr 23H · Leeds4–11
Burnley8 with this referee
Record2-2-4 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L1 Nov 25H · Arsenal0–22
  • W2 Dec 23H · Sheffield Utd5–02
  • L1 Mar 22H · Leicester0–21
  • D23 Oct 21A · Southampton2–23
  • D25 Sep 21A · Leicester2–24

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Bournemouth16 games · scored 25 · conceded 28
5 2 0-15
4 3 16-30
3 6 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 4 61-75
8 8 76-90
Burnley16 games · scored 18 · conceded 33
1 5 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 9 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
7 10 76-90
Bournemouth10 games · scored 17 · conceded 21
3 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 4 61-75
6 6 76-90
Burnley10 games · scored 12 · conceded 20
1 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 9 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
6 6 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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