Week 42 brings us a match on Apr 15th, where AFC Bournemouth hosts Middlesbrough at Vitality Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, AFC Bournemouth recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sheffield United. Neither Sheffield United nor AFC Bournemouth could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. AFC Bournemouth should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while middlesbrough is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hull City. Keane Lewis-Potter struck first for Hull City in the 74th minute on a feed from Richard Smallwood, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Middlesbrough was frustrated by Hull City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hull City ended the match with the shutout victory. Middlesbrough is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
AFC Bournemouth and Middlesbrough last played eachother at the Riverside Stadium on Dec 18th. Middlesbrough was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Andraž Šporar scored the first goal for Middlesbrough in the 53rd minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, AFC Bournemouth couldn’t muster any offence and Middlesbrough ran away with the shutout win.
For Middlesbrough, their top scorers are Duncan Watmore and Folarin Balogun, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Dominic Solanke has been the most effective weapon for AFC Bournemouth lately. The English attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.