Premier League Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 30 · 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
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Our take

Tottenham were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Tottenham had 7.1 days of rest, Bournemouth 7 and had to travel 151 km.

Away travel151 kmRest days7.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Tottenham43%
Draw26%
Bournemouth31%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.29
Tottenham43%
Draw27%
Bournemouth30%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.21
Tottenham43%
Draw26%
Bournemouth31%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.29
Tottenham36%
Draw26%
Bournemouth38%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.44
Tottenham43%
Draw27%
Bournemouth30%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.21
Over 2.5 54% Both score 58% 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.
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RefereeSimon Hooper
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 126

Team strength

TottenhamBournemouth
69 L90 StrengthIn forecast 70
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 75
56 AttackIn forecast 83
74 DefenceIn forecast 82
— 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

Tottenham

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bournemouth

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

TottenhamBournemouth
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.72 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
+0.78 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
100% Scored inContext 100%
100% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.00 ShotsContext 12.00
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
39% On target shareContext 29%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
79% Box shareContext 69%
18% ConversionContext 13%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
12.00 Shots allowedContext 12.50
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
3.00 BlocksContext 2.00
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
100% Save rateContext 64%
53% PossessionIn forecast 49%
421 PassesContext 373
355 Accurate passesContext 298
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.38 Team ratingContext 6.83
13.00 FoulsContext 11.50
7.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.20 ShotsContext 11.40
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
34% On target shareContext 29%
7.88 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
71% Box shareContext 67%
15% ConversionContext 11%
1.88 OffsidesContext 1.89
14.50 Shots allowedContext 10.90
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
4.50 BlocksContext 3.75
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
67% Save rateContext 72%
40% PossessionIn forecast 51%
310 PassesContext 403
240 Accurate passesContext 328
78% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.96
13.10 FoulsContext 13.50
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Tottenham
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km524 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bournemouth
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel151 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Tottenham Bournemouth
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Premier League 2025-2026, 23 Aug7Premier League 2025-2026, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km151 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways524 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one14.114

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

Tottenham Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1G. Vicario(G)
24D. Spence 37M. van de Ven 17C. Romero 23Pedro Porro
29P. Sarr 6João Palhinha 30R. Bentancur
22B. Johnson 9Richarlison 20M. Kudus
Bournemouth Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Đ. Petrović(G)
3A. Truffert 5M. Senesi 18B. Diakité 15A. Smith
8A. Scott 12T. Adams
24A. Semenyo 16M. Tavernier 7D. Brooks
9Evanilson

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
Tottenham Absences are shown before kick-off
Bournemouth Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Tottenham+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Bournemouth+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Tottenham · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
0.00
Bournemouth · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
4.00

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 Tottenham wins1 draws2 Bournemouth wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.50 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 9 Mar 2025Tottenham2–2Bournemouth
  • 5 Dec 2024Bournemouth1–0Tottenham
  • 31 Dec 2023Tottenham3–1Bournemouth
  • 26 Aug 2023Bournemouth0–2Tottenham
  • 15 Apr 2023Tottenham2–3Bournemouth
  • 29 Oct 2022Bournemouth2–3Tottenham

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 · Simon Hooper 126 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.90league 3.43
Red cards0.06league 0.14
Cards 5+35%league 38%
Fouls21.6league 22.0
Penalties0.17league 0.24
Home wins50%league 52%
Tottenham11 with this referee
Record5-2-4 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.6 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L15 Jan 25A · Arsenal1–21
  • L5 Dec 24A · Bournemouth0–12
  • W7 Apr 24H · Nottingham Forest3–12
  • W31 Dec 23H · Bournemouth3–13
  • D3 Dec 23A · Manchester City3–34
Bournemouth5 with this referee
Record2-0-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W5 Dec 24H · Tottenham1–02
  • L31 Dec 23A · Tottenham1–32
  • L27 Dec 22A · Chelsea0–20
  • W19 Mar 22A · Huddersfield3–03
  • L11 Dec 21H · Blackburn0–23

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

Tottenham2 games · scored 5 · conceded 0
1 0-15
16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Bournemouth2 games · scored 3 · conceded 4
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Tottenham10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
4 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 4 61-75
3 76-90
Bournemouth10 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 46-60
4 2 61-75
4 4 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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