How the bets settled
Match report
AFC Bournemouth beat Leeds United 2-0 after Evanilson opened the scoring in the 31st minute from a J. Kluivert assist, and A. Adli sealed it in the 90+4′ with an E. J. Kroupi assist.
Bournemouth’s xG was 1.29 to Leeds’ 0.71. Bournemouth had 11 shots, five on target and two big chances, while Leeds had 10 shots, one on target and one big chance. Leeds had 56% possession and Bournemouth 44%.
Bournemouth came in with form WWLLD, Leeds DDLDW. Both teams to score had a 63% rate for both sides before the match, but Leeds failed to score here. Leeds’ pre-match over 2.5 rate was 25%, and the match produced two goals, below 2.5, while Bournemouth’s rate was 63%. Evanilson and Kluivert linked for the opener, then Adli and Kroupi for the late second.
Goals
- 31′ Evanilson, assist J. Kluivert AFC Bournemouth
- 90+4′ A. Adli, assist E. J. Kroupi AFC Bournemouth
| Match stats | AFC Bournemouth | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| Ball possession | 44% | 56% |
| Total shots | 11 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 1 |
| Big chances | 2 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 4 | 4 |
| Passes | 77% (323/420) | 81% (419/520) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
How the key matchups went
- Rayan: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Gudmundsson: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Tavernier: 2 shots, 2 shots on target, 1 foul won. Bogle: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Evanilson: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 5 fouls won. Justin: 0 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Elvedi: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 1 yellow card. Muharemovic: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Calvert-Lewin: 2 shots, 1 shot on target, 3 fouls won. Hill: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Silva: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
Bournemouth
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 17/26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 19/27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 25/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 33/47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 2 | 19/23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 46/56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.49 | 1 | 15/23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | |
| 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 29/33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 36/48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 51/57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Adli A. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.32 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Cook L. | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6/9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Rodriguez A. | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 3/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Kroupi E. J. | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Diakite B. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Leeds
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 70/87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16/18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 3 | 28/37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29/37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17/25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 25/36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 66/76 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 29/36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 46/53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.31 | 0 | 7/18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 40/45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| Aaronson B. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bahoya J. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 5/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stach A. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 15/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nmecha L. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Longstaff S. | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 16/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
Recap: Bournemouth run continues as James Trafford error costs Leeds (ESPN)
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AFC Bournemouth vs Leeds United pre-game preview
Saturday’s Premier League match sees AFC Bournemouth host Leeds United on October 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET. Bournemouth are the moneyline favorite at +110, with the draw +265 and Leeds +270; the total is 2.5. The last meeting was BOU 2-2 LEE on April 22, 2026, after LEE 2-2 BOU in September 2025. Recent league form: Bournemouth WWLLD, Leeds DDLDW.
Leeds bring the stronger defensive profile, conceding 0.75 per match with clean sheets in 38% and over 2.5 in 25%. Bournemouth have over 2.5 in 63% and both teams scored in 63%, while Leeds also show 63% BTTS. Bournemouth are without Julián Araujo, Alex Tóth and Alex Scott; Leeds are without Mateo Joseph, and Anton Stach is day to day.
For prop research, Evanilson over 1.5 fouls won is -125 and cleared in 7 of last 10; Dominic Calvert-Lewin over 0.5 shots on target is -162 and cleared in 7 of last 10. Referee Michael Salisbury averages 3.6 yellows and 20.2 fouls per match, below league marks of 4.0 and 23.3.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
AFC Bournemouth 4-2-3-1
Leeds United 3-4-2-1
1 Petrovic
15 Smith (C)
5 Hill
14 Silva
3 Truffert
12 Adams
10 Christie
37 Rayan
19 Kluivert
16 Tavernier
9 Evanilson
1 Trafford
24 Justin
30 Elvedi
5 Muharemovic
2 Bogle
4 Ampadu (C)
22 Tanaka
3 Gudmundsson
10 Wilson
7 James
9 Calvert-LewinAFC Bournemouth missing: J. Araujo (thigh), A. Scott (thigh), A. Toth (muscle)
Leeds United missing: M. Joseph (knee), J. Rodon (muscle)
Form and head to head
AFC Bournemouth13th in the tableWWLLD2W 3D 3L · 1.13 points a match
Leeds United7th in the tableDDLDW2W 5D 1L · 1.38 points a match- Apr 2026BOU 2-2 LEE
- Sep 2025LEE 2-2 BOU
Clean sheets and goal trends
AFC Bournemouth
Clean sheet2/8
Failed to score1/8
Both scored5/8
Over 2.55/8
Leeds United
Clean sheet3/8
Failed to score2/8
Both scored5/8
Over 2.52/8
Recent results
| AFC Bournemouth | WWLLD | W 3-0 at MUN · W 2-0 vs SUN · L 1-5 at CHE · L 0-1 vs LIV · D 2-2 vs BRE |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds United | DDLDW | D 0-0 at SUN · D 1-1 vs MUN · L 1-2 at ARS · D 0-0 vs CRY · W 4-1 vs NEW |
Last five Premier League results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| AFC Bournemouth | Leeds United | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 13 (9 pts) | 7 (11 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-3 | 2-5-1 |
| Home / away record | 1-2-1 (5-4) home | 1-2-1 (3-3) away |
| Goals scored per match | 1.50 | 1.13 |
| Goals conceded per match | 1.63 | 0.75 |
| Shots / on target per match | 12.25 / 5.00 | 8.50 / 4.00 |
| Both teams scored | 63% | 63% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 88% / 63% / 38% | 63% / 25% / 13% |
| Clean sheets | 25% | 38% |
| Failed to score | 13% | 25% |
| Yellow cards per match | 2.75 | 1.88 |
| Corners per match | 4.82 | 4.08 |
This season, 8 and 8 matches.
Referee
Michael Salisbury averages 3.6 yellow cards and 20.2 fouls per match over 9 matches this season (league average 4.0 and 23.3).
Injury report
AFC Bournemouth
- Julián Araujo (D): Out, Thigh Injury
- Alex Tóth (M): Out, Hamstring Injury
- Alex Scott (M): Out, Muscle Injury
Leeds United
- Mateo Joseph (F): Out, Knee Injury
Line movement chart
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