Bournemouth v Coventry prediction

Premier League · Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Vitality Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Bournemouth v Coventry, Premier League on Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Bournemouth host Coventry in the Premier League on Saturday 19 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

Bournemouth have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Bournemouth have won their last eight matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

11 of Bournemouth’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in seven of Bournemouth’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, Bournemouth have six wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 9 home matches in all competitions — 2.22 points per game, scoring 2.22 and conceding 0.44. Bournemouth have scored 16 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Bournemouth have conceded 14 goals, the ninth-most of the 20 clubs.

11 of Coventry’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in eight of Coventry’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Coventry have three wins, no draws and four defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.71. Coventry have scored 10 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Coventry have conceded 19 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Bournemouth (seventh) and Coventry (17th) are six points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Bournemouth the stronger side, 316 rating points above Coventry (Bournemouth 1780, Coventry 1464, after at least 10 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Bournemouth are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Coventry, every meeting checked. The most recent meeting, on 18 April 2022, finished Coventry 0–3 Bournemouth.

Team news

Predicted Bournemouth XI (4-2-3-1): Đ. Petrović, J. Hill, A. Silva, A. Truffert, A. Smith, T. Adams, M. Tavernier, R. Christie, L. Cook, Rayan, Evanilson — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Evanilson (5.4 per match over 14 appearances, seven goals and five assists) and Alex Scott (5.4 per match over six appearances, one goal and one assist) have been Bournemouth’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Bournemouth (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Evanilson averages 2.5 shots per 90 over 1078 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Alex Scott averages 2.0 key passes per 90 over 626 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last eight appearances.

Predicted Coventry XI (4-2-3-1): C. Rushworth, E. Pinnock, J. Dasilva, M. van Ewijk, S. Mfuni, C. Yirenkyi, J. Rudoni, T. Sakamoto, M. Grimes, V. Torp, T. Awoniyi — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Y. Gboho (4.6 per match over three appearances, one goal) and Jack Rudoni (4.1 per match over 11 appearances, four goals) have been Coventry’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Coventry (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Y. Gboho averages 1.6 key passes per 90 over 405 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last five appearances. Jack Rudoni averages 1.9 key passes per 90 over 799 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 19 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Premier League · Vitality Stadium
Head-to-head (last 4): Bournemouth 3 · draws 1 · Coventry 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Bournemouth 5W 0D 0L · Coventry 2W 0D 3L

Bournemouth v Coventry (Premier League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.25 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 3.13

Corners

against 3.25 / 5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 3.88

Shots on target

against 2.13 / 5.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 1.38

Cards

against 3.13 / 1.38 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 8 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bournemouth for / against	Line	Coventry for / against
Goals scored	2.63 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.38 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 17.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.88 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.75 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.5 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Bournemouth

Bournemouth Goalkeeper

Bournemouth — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Đ. Petrović	12	901080 min	221.8 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90
M. Di Gregorio	4	90360 min	82 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Bournemouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bournemouth before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Đ. Petrović n 8	90	1.6 3/2
M. Di Gregorio n 4	90	2 2/1

Bournemouth Defensive

Bournemouth — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
António Silva	15	891342 min	241.6 /90	140.9 /90	60.4 /90	805.4 /90	151 /90	50.3 /90
J. Hill	15	861288 min	332.3 /90	251.7 /90	130.9 /90	966.7 /90	151 /90	10.1 /90
Adrien Truffert	13	851104 min	352.9 /90	151.2 /90	40.3 /90	604.9 /90	231.9 /90	30.2 /90
A. Smith	13	791021 min	100.9 /90	90.8 /90	10.1 /90	423.7 /90	171.5 /90	40.4 /90
B. Diakité	6	80477 min	91.7 /90	61.1 /90	10.2 /90	183.4 /90	61.1 /90	30.6 /90
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Bournemouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bournemouth before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
António Silva n 8	90	1.3 5/3	0.4 2/1	—
J. Hill n 8	82.3	1.1 7/1	1.1 6/2	—
M. Tavernier n 8	69.1	0.7 3/1	1.1 6/1	—
Rayan n 8	57.9	1.6 4/3	1 2/2	—
T. Adams n 8	70.3	1 5/1	1 5/1	—
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Bournemouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bournemouth before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
António Silva n 8	90	1.6 8/4
J. Hill n 8	82.3	3 8/5
M. Tavernier n 8	69.1	0.7 4/0
Rayan n 8	57.9	1.9 6/2
T. Adams n 8	70.3	1.4 5/2
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Bournemouth Attacking

Bournemouth — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Evanilson	14	771078 min	70.6 /90	50.4 /90	302.5 /90	131.1 /90	161.3 /90	90.8 /90
Á. Rodríguez	7	57400 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	173.8 /90	51.1 /90	40.9 /90	30.7 /90
E. Kroupi	2	2244 min	00 /90	12 /90	00 /90	00 /90	24.1 /90	48.2 /90
D. Jebbison	2	1530 min	00 /90	00 /90	13 /90	13 /90	00 /90	00 /90
M. Tavernier	15	761142 min	60.5 /90	00 /90	272.1 /90	151.2 /90	272.1 /90	90.7 /90
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Bournemouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bournemouth before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
António Silva n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Hill n 8	82.3	1.4 6/3	0.3 2/0
M. Tavernier n 8	69.1	2.4 7/5	1.1 5/2
Rayan n 8	57.9	2.9 7/3	1.6 5/2
T. Adams n 8	70.3	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
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Bournemouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bournemouth before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
António Silva n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Hill n 8	82.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Tavernier n 8	69.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Rayan n 8	57.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
T. Adams n 8	70.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Coventry

Coventry Goalkeeper

Coventry — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
C. Rushworth	10	90900 min	222.2 /90	151.5 /90	00 /90
D. Bentley	2	90180 min	94.5 /90	21 /90	00 /90

Coventry — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Rushworth n 8	90	2.4 7/2

Coventry Defensive

Coventry — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Dasilva	10	90895 min	131.3 /90	101 /90	70.7 /90	313.1 /90	60.6 /90	10.1 /90
B. Thomas	10	81813 min	70.8 /90	111.2 /90	91 /90	444.9 /90	70.8 /90	00 /90
M. van Ewijk	9	90810 min	171.9 /90	182 /90	40.4 /90	374.1 /90	50.6 /90	20.2 /90
E. Pinnock	9	89798 min	91 /90	131.5 /90	131.5 /90	323.6 /90	20.2 /90	10.1 /90
A. Amenda	5	81405 min	10.2 /90	40.9 /90	40.9 /90	204.4 /90	71.6 /90	10.2 /90
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Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 8	70.5	3.4 6/4	1.4 6/3	—
J. Rudoni n 8	80.8	1.5 5/5	1.5 6/4	—
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	49.5	0.5 2/0	3.4 5/5	—
C. Rushworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
J. Dasilva n 8	89.4	0.6 3/2	0.1 1/0	—
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Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 8	70.5	1.4 4/3
J. Rudoni n 8	80.8	1 5/2
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	49.5	1.8 4/3
J. Dasilva n 8	89.4	1.4 5/5
B. Thomas n 8	84.8	0.8 5/1
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Coventry Attacking

Coventry — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Thomas-Asante	11	47518 min	00 /90	20.3 /90	101.7 /90	40.7 /90	30.5 /90	71.2 /90
T. Awoniyi	9	57516 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	122.1 /90	40.7 /90	71.2 /90	81.4 /90
S. Cherif	7	47331 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	82.2 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	30.8 /90
L. Tchaouna	5	49246 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.8 /90	31.1 /90	41.5 /90	20.7 /90
E. Simms	4	34137 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	21.3 /90	10.7 /90
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Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 8	70.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Rudoni n 8	80.8	2 7/4	0.7 5/0
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	49.5	2 5/3	0.9 3/1
C. Rushworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Dasilva n 8	89.4	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
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Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Coventry before kick-off, to 8 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Rudoni n 8	80.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	49.5	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
C. Rushworth n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Dasilva n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Bournemouth v Coventry — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BournemouthWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

CoventryWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Bournemouth 3 · 1 draw · Coventry 0 · 4 goals/game

2022-04-18 Coventry 0–3 Bournemouth
2021-11-27 Bournemouth 2–2 Coventry
2021-04-10 Bournemouth 4–1 Coventry
2020-10-02 Coventry 1–3 Bournemouth

League standing · 2026/27

Bournemouth#7 pos15 pts10 pl+2 GD

Coventry#17 pos9 pts10 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Bournemouth scored1.6

Coventry scored1

Bournemouth conceded1.4

Coventry conceded1.9

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What is the head-to-head record between Bournemouth and Coventry?: In their last 4 meetings, Bournemouth won 3, Coventry won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bournemouth and Coventry?: Recent form — Bournemouth 5W 0D 0L; Coventry 2W 0D 3L.

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