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THE AMERICAN CHERRY / DATA ROOM / PREMIER LEAGUE
SEASON COMPARISON.
Compare Bournemouth’s opening nine Premier League matches across 2025/26 and 2026/27. Explore the evidence behind the story.
League points18 → 12Six fewer
Net expected goals−0.17 → +5.77+5.94 improvement
Opponent PPG1.17 → 1.40About 19% higher
Avg. table position12.78 → 9.56Lower rank is stronger
Read the analysis in the Newsroom: Six Fewer Points. A Better Bournemouth? →
TAC DATA ROOM / INTERACTIVE COMPARISON
Explore the nine-match evidence
Cumulative net xG
Sunderland’s 4.23–0.07 xG match contributes +4.16 net xG. Remove it to see how much that outlier drives the comparison; all affected charts update.
Matchweek-by-matchweek running xG minus xGA.
Chance-quality scatter
Each point is a match. Below the diagonal means more xG created than allowed. Tap a shield or view the match-level table for opponent and score.
2025/262026/27
Actual versus expected
Goals scored and conceded compared with the corresponding expected-goal totals.
Opponent strength
Average opponent points per match at the end of Matchweek 9.
Match-level source data
| Season | MW | Opponent | xG | xGA | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 |  Liverpool | 1.70 | 2.21 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | 2 |  Wolves | 1.29 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 3 |  Tottenham | 1.59 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 4 |  Brighton | 1.44 | 0.61 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 5 |  Newcastle | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 |  Leeds | 0.75 | 1.84 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 7 |  Fulham | 1.20 | 0.89 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | 8 |  Crystal Palace | 2.05 | 4.45 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025/26 | 9 |  Nottingham Forest | 0.59 | 0.37 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | 1 |  Manchester City | 0.65 | 2.25 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026/27 | 2 |  Everton | 2.16 | 1.84 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026/27 | 3 | Newcastle | 1.37 | 0.71 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026/27 | 4 |  Brentford | 1.75 | 0.50 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026/27 | 5 | Liverpool | 0.79 | 1.65 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026/27 | 6 |  Chelsea | 1.38 | 1.10 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026/27 | 7 |  Sunderland | 4.23 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | 8 |  Manchester United | 2.15 | 1.17 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | 9 | Leeds | 1.29 | 0.71 | 2 | 0 |
Sources and methodology: match-level FotMob reports for Premier League Matchweeks 1–9 of each season, manually compiled and rounded to two decimal places; opponent standings at Matchweek 9. Not a live feed. The Sunderland exclusion is a sensitivity test, not a replacement nine-match season total. Expected goals are model estimates; opponent PPG is descriptive rather than causal. Return to player spotlights.