The Match
Match Report
The striker has been linked with a move to Europa League winners Villarreal but the Cherries won 2-0 without him.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Bournemouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bournemouth win with a probability of 54.16%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 20.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.87%) and 1-2 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (7.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bournemouth would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Birmingham City | Draw | Bournemouth |
| 20.5% | 25.34% | 54.16% |
| Both teams to score 45.63% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
