Bournemouth vs Leeds: Premier League Preview, Form and Key Stats

Bournemouth host Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday 31 October, 18:00 (Mecca time). The hosts are 13th in the table and the visitors 7th. This preview uses the season's Premier League results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Bournemouth are 13th on 9 points (goal difference -1) and Leeds are 7th on 11 (+3); Leeds are 2 points ahead of Bournemouth. Bournemouth trail the leaders Man City by 12, while Leeds trail the leaders Man City by 10.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Bournemouth win they reach 12 points, at best 6th; if Leeds win they reach 14, at best 5th. A draw would take Bournemouth to 10 (at best 10th) and Leeds to 12 (at best 6th).

Bournemouth at home

Bournemouth have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat at home (5 points from 4 games, 1.25 per game), scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.0 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 1 of those 4.

Current streaks for Bournemouth: 2 straight wins, 2 clean sheets in a row.

Leeds away from home

Leeds have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat away from home (5 points from 4 games, 1.25 per game), scoring 0.75 and conceding 0.75 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 4.

Current streaks for Leeds: 4 games without a win.

Recent form

Bournemouth's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 3-0 at Man United (16th, W); 2-0 vs Sunderland (20th, W); 1-5 at Chelsea (5th, L); 0-1 vs Liverpool (4th, L); 2-2 vs Brentford (6th, D). That is 7 points from a possible 15, with 8 goals scored and 8 conceded.

Leeds's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 0-0 at Sunderland (20th, D); 1-1 vs Man United (16th, D); 1-2 at Arsenal (2nd, L); 0-0 vs C.Palace (17th, D); 4-1 vs Newcastle (8th, W). That is 6 points from a possible 15, with 6 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Bournemouth have 0W 2D 3L (0.4 points per game from 5 games); against the bottom half it is 2W 1D 0L (2.33 per game from 3).

Against top-half opponents Leeds have 1W 2D 1L (1.25 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 3D 0L (1.5 per game from 4).

When the goals come

Bournemouth's 11 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 31-45 (4 goals); 4 (36%) came after half-time and 0 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 31-45 (3 of 14 goals), including 4 after the 75th minute.

Leeds's 8 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (3 goals); 5 (62%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 31-45 (3 of 7 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Bournemouth have scored 0 after the 75th minute and Leeds have conceded 1 there, while Leeds have scored 2 and Bournemouth have conceded 4. Before half-time, Bournemouth have scored 7 and Leeds have conceded 3; Leeds have scored 3 and Bournemouth have conceded 5.

Tactics and discipline

Bournemouth's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (7 games), 4-1-4-1 (1 game).

Leeds's most used formations: 3-4-2-1 (5 games), 3-5-2 (3 games).

Bournemouth have collected 22 yellow and 0 red cards.

Leeds have collected 15 yellow and 0 red cards.

Players to watch

Bournemouth's players to watch: Evanilson (3 goals and 4 assists in 8 appearances); M. Tavernier (5 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances).

Leeds's players to watch: D. Calvert-Lewin (3 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances); J. Bogle (2 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances); J. Trafford (average rating 7.28).

Head-to-head

In their last 8 meetings Bournemouth won 2, Leeds won 4 and 2 were drawn, averaging 4.12 goals per game. Both teams scored in 7 of them and 7 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Bournemouth 2-2 Leeds in the Premier League (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Bournemouth 2-2 Leeds (2026); Leeds 2-2 Bournemouth (2025); Bournemouth 4-1 Leeds (2023); Leeds 4-3 Bournemouth (2022); Leeds 1-0 Bournemouth (2015).

Goals outlook

Blending Bournemouth's home scoring rate (1.25) with Leeds's away conceding rate (0.75) gives about 1.0 goals for Bournemouth; the reverse calculation gives 0.9 for Leeds, a combined 1.9. Both teams scored in 2 of Bournemouth's 4 home games and 2 of Leeds's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 1 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Leeds's strengths: 2nd in the league for goals conceded (6 conceded).

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Bournemouth 7 points, Leeds 6). Bournemouth collect 1.25 points per home game while Leeds take 1.25 per away game, which keeps the contest balanced.