SATURDAY STATS: Bournemouth v Swans

12th March

Saturday means it's time for some statistics as we look ahead to Saturday's Barclays Premier League fixture against Bournemouth.
The Swans pay a visit to the Vitality Stadium aiming for their third straight win following recent victories over Arsenal and Norwich City.
And ahead of today's clash, we've taken a look at the game from a statistical perspective... 

Bournemouth
4: Bournemouth have won four of their 14 Premier League home games this season but have not won back-to-back games at the Vitality Stadium in the top flight.
8: The Cherries have scored a league-high tally (8) and proportion (23%) of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games this season. Fast starters.
117.2: Bournemouth have run 117.2km per game on average this season - further than any other side.



Swans
8: Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored eight Premier League goals this season - his best return in a single Premier League campaign.
6: The Icelandic midfielder has scored in six of his last ten Premier League appearances for the Swans (six goals).
3: The Swans have won three of the last 15 Premier League away games (W3 D4 L8), but have lost just one of the last four (W2 D1 L1).
28,252: Swans skipper Ashley Williams has played 28,252 of Swansea's 28,980 league minutes since the club's League One promotion in 2008.
38: Williams has also made more blocks than any other player in the Premier League this season.


2015-16 Players with the most... Successful passes
Bournemouth: Andrew Surman - 1,479  
Swans: Ashley Williams - 1,266  
 
Head-to-head 
2: Swansea have won two of their last three league visits to play Bournemouth (W2 D1).
50: Today's clash will be the 50th league meeting between the two sides, with the Swans coming out on top with 21 victories to Bournemouth's 18.