Written by Matt Stevenson
Here is the xG from the Everton game, a game that was fits and starts. The first 28 minutes were very dull, then a speculative free kick from Garner (rated 1 in 36) bounced in front of Petrovic, who fumbled it into the path of the onrushing Barry, who skewed it wide (68%). A minute later, Petrovic redeemed himself with a good save from Ndiaye from a wide angle (1 in 10) that stayed out with the help of the post. Five minutes later, AFCB had their first real attempt, a shot from Evanilson (1 in 10) that deflected weakly to Pickford. Then, after 40 minutes, Everton were awarded a penalty. Rayan attempted to dribble the ball out from the back instead of playing it back to Hill, and Branthwaite nipped in and was brought down. Ndiaye scored the penalty (78%). At half time, the xG was Everton 1.64, AFCB 0.23.
The second half saw Everton have an early chance as Petrovic underhit a pass and Ndiaye intercepted, Hill cleared the cross, but Dewsbury Hall disposed of Christie and Hill headed his shot clear (1 in 6). Six minutes later, Barry appeared to have a great chance following a Ndiaye cross, but Jimenez did excellently to block it (1 in 6). Soon after, there was a penalty appeal for AFCB as Rayan and Mykolenko tangled, but it wasn’t given, although sometimes they are. Then there were 10 minutes to turn the tide in our favour, first a goal for Rayan, as Truffert surprised the opposition by crossing with his right foot (3 in 10). Three minutes later, it was 2-1, with Hill heading Scott’s cross across to Adli to head home (7 in 10). The big concern was Unal attempting to head the ball, having started in an offside position, and these are often ruled out, but stood on this occasion. Shortly after, Kroupi threaded a good ball behind the defence for Adli to chase. O’Brien brought him down and was sent off. At this point, we should have dominated the game, but the last 18 minutes were all Everton, with no attempts for AFCB versus 10 for the hosts. 4 were moderate chances (Beto heading at Petrovic (1 in 10), Braithwaite heading over (1 in 7), and in injury time headers from Harrison, one blocked, one saved (both 1 in 6), and 1 was a big chance, in the 88th minute from a Tarkowski header. It was an aerial assault, but we held out. At the final whistle, the xG was Everton 2.94, AFCB 1.34, with Understat having a smaller margin: Everton 2.33, AFCB 1.41.
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Man of the match against Everton
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There were two changes from the A Villa game, with Toth (27) making his starting (and home) debut, replacing Cook and Christie (10) replacing Kroupi. The first change was in the 58th minute (at 1-0 down) when Toth and Evanilson (9) were replaced by Kroupi (22) and Unal (26) in like-for-like changes. In the 80th minute (at 2-1 up) Christie and Adli (23) were replaced by Cook (4) and Brooks (7). The average positions (particularly of Brooks) show how much pressure the 10-men put us under. In injury time, Rayan (37) was replaced, bringing on the old head of Smith (15) to try and settle it down, with Jimenez moving slightly further forward.
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Scott attempted most passes with 57, Christie attempted most passes in the opposition’s half (31), and Adli attempted most in the final third (15). We averaged 77% pass completion, although only Scott, Rayan and Toth of the starting 11 had over 80%.
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AFCB attempted 12 crosses, being successful 2 times (1 from Rayan, 1 from Truffert (for the goal)).
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AFCB created 7 chances (2 big). Everton created 7 chances, 1 big. Rayan created 2 chances. The big chances were created by Hill and Truffert.
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We had 11 attempts (2 big), noting that chances can be provided after saves, deflections or a defensive error and not created. We hit the target 4 times. Everton had 16 attempts, 3 big and hit the target 6 times. Rayan had 3 attempts each; Adli and Rayan had the big chances.
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The Opta expected goals had Adli as most likely to score (0.75), followed by Rayan (0.66) and Evanilson (0.12). For expected assists, Truffert was top with 0.49, followed by Hill (0.22) and Kroupi (0.16).
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AFCB won 17 of 44 aerial duals. Hill won 7 from 9 and Adli 4 from 8.
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AFCB won 9 of 22 tackles. Adli won 4 from 4 and Jimenez 3 from 6.
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Hill made most defensive actions with 19. Scott made the most interceptions (4). Jimenez made the most recoveries (9). Hill made the most clearances (13), and Senesi made 3 blocks.
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The foul count was AFCB 15, Everton 14. Jimenez and Unal made 3 fouls each, and five players were fouled 2 times each.
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I have been a writer and website administrator on the largest AFC Bournemouth fan website for almost 25 years. Previously on a now defunct fan network and since 2005 on vitalfootball.co.uk We have been nominated for various fan website awards down the years, however we have always been the bridesmaid…