Manchester United vs AFC Bournemouth: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Manchester United play AFC Bournemouth in Premier League (England). The match date is 15 December 2025 at 21:00. Final score: 4:4.

Current form

Manchester United: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. AFC Bournemouth: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Manchester United scores 1.82 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. AFC Bournemouth scores 1.53 and concedes 1.42. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Manchester United 71%, AFC Bournemouth 66%. Over 2.5: Manchester United 63%, AFC Bournemouth 55%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Manchester United has higher xG: 1.74 vs 1.56. Manchester United: 15.7 shots per match, AFC Bournemouth: 13.8.

Match halves

Manchester United: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 1.05. AFC Bournemouth: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.84.

Goals by minute

Manchester United: 76-90+ (16 goals). AFC Bournemouth: 76-90+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
2 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
25Shots14
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
9Shots on target9
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
2.56xG1.86
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5Corners4
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
50Dangerous attacks47
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
15Fouls12
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
2Cards3
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.82Goals scored / match1.53
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.32Goals conceded / match1.42
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
52%Average possession50%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5.68Shots on target / match4.66
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.68Shots per match13.79
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5.68Shots on target4.66
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
11.6%Shot conversion11.1%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
52%Possession50%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.74xG for1.56
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.35xG against1.47
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

Shooting quality

Manchester United: AttackingAFC Bournemouth: Balanced
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
Accuracy (shots on target)36%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Manchester United is 44% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Manchester United · 1.8 pts / match - AFC Bournemouth

Manchester United
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
53% W29% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-11-7
1.87 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-3-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
AFC Bournemouth
DWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
34% W47% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-18-7
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-8-5
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Manchester United is 19% better for: goals scored per match.

1.82 goals / match - Manchester United · 1.53 goals / match - AFC Bournemouth

Manchester United is 8% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Manchester United · 1.42 goals / match - AFC Bournemouth

Manchester United scoring profile: very strong

Manchester United scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while AFC Bournemouth keeps a clean sheet in 29% (11 of 38 matches).

AFC Bournemouth scoring profile: very strong

AFC Bournemouth scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Manchester United keeps a clean sheet in 21% (8 of 38 matches).

69Goals scored (season)58
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
50Goals conceded (season)54
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
3.13Average goals in match2.95
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
11Goals scored (last 5)8
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal82%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
58%2 goals53%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
26%3 goals16%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
8%4 goals3%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal71%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
42%2 goals39%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
8%3 goals21%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
3%4 goals11%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

71%
Manchester United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.27 of 38 matches
56%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time24%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5%BTTS in both halves13%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
34%Scored in both halves29%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

BTTS and goal count

58%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
60%BTTS - last 560%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
34%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Manchester United is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.63 pts / match - Manchester United · 1.42 pts / match - AFC Bournemouth

Manchester United - half-time state
42% leading37% draw21% trailing
AFC Bournemouth - half-time state
34% leading39% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.63Points per match (1st half)1.42
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.68
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.29
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
63%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
42%No goal before half-time50%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

After half-time (2nd half)

1.32Points per match (2nd half)1.32
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)0.84
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
1.95Average goals (2nd half)1.66
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
39%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth
34%No goal after half-time39%
Manchester UnitedAFC Bournemouth

Manchester United - second-half results

29% W45% R26% P
62
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

AFC Bournemouth - second-half results

29% W45% R26% P
54
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 34% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Manchester United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.00
Goals scored / match1.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+7-1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7
AFC Bournemouth - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Manchester United
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
7
5
16-30
14
6
31-45
13
11
46-60
11
8
61-75
16
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

AFC Bournemouth
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
8
7
16-30
10
11
31-45
6
7
46-60
10
9
61-75
16
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.04
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
73%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Manchester United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.73
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

AFC Bournemouth

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Manchester UnitedLigaAFC Bournemouth
Average goals in match 3.132.75 2.95
Both teams scored 71%56% 66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%55% 55%
Clean sheets 21%26% 29%
Goal before half-time 76%72% 71%
Goal after half-time 82%79% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Manchester United 0 - 1 - 0 AFC Bournemouth. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Manchester United vs AFC Bournemouth?

The Premier League match finished Manchester United 4:4 AFC Bournemouth. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Manchester United vs AFC Bournemouth?

Manchester United score 1.82 goals per game on average and AFC Bournemouth 1.53. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Manchester United's matches and 66% of AFC Bournemouth's.

What form are Manchester United and AFC Bournemouth in?

Over the last 5 games Manchester United have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and AFC Bournemouth 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Manchester United vs AFC Bournemouth?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.