Week 26 brings us a match on Jan 3rd where AFC Bournemouth hosts Peterborough United in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. AFC Bournemouth sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Cardiff City. Ryan Christie scored the first goal for AFC Bournemouth in the 25th minute, then Dominic Solanke added another in the 68th minute on a feed from Philip Billing In the end, Cardiff City was frustrated by AFC Bournemouth’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. AFC Bournemouth ended the match with the shutout victory. AFC Bournemouth is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 22nd placed Peterborough United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Blackpool. Siriki Dembele struck first for Peterborough United in the 11th minute on a feed from Josh Knight, then Keshi Anderson tied it up for Blackpool in the 27th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 86th minute on a goal by Sonny Carey to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 29th of September, Peterborough United hosted AFC Bournemouth at the Weston Homes Stadium in their last match together. Peterborough United and AFC Bournemouth battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Peterborough United nor AFC Bournemouth could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Peterborough United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Dan McNamara each only have 1 goal in their last five. Dominic Solanke has been the most prolific scorer on AFC Bournemouth in the last 5 matches with three goals.