Vitality Stadium weather

    Live weather and game-time forecast for the Vitality Stadium, with kickoff conditions for every Bournemouth home match.

    Home team: AFC Bournemouth
    Bournemouth
    Capacity: 11,307

    Game-time forecast at Vitality Stadium
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    Liverpool @ AFC Bournemouth — kick-off Sun 2:00 pm venue time (in 31 hours).

    Temperature
    19°C
    Wind
    13 km/h
    NW (311°)
    Rain chance
    0%
    Conditions
    Clouds

    Lean pending: These are the kick-off readings. Weather lean unlocks 3h before start, once the forecast is settled enough to call.

    Research model
    0 points

    EPL is forecast-only: our rain, wind and temperature studies (6,120 matches) all found no significant scoring effect.

    Lead-time reliability still being measured for EPL

    This is the forecast for kick-off, not the weather right now. Current readings are below.

    The next English Premier League game at Vitality Stadium is Liverpool at AFC Bournemouth, Sunday 20 September at 2:00 pm venue time. Live conditions at the ground are briefly unavailable — the reading refreshes on its own.

    Next match at Vitality Stadium: Bournemouth v Liverpool

    AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool weather at Vitality Stadium

    AFC Bournemouth host Liverpool at Vitality Stadium on Sunday 20 September at 2:00 pm venue time. Forecast at kick-off: 19°C, wind 13 km/h, 0% rain chance.

    Live stadium conditions

    Live conditions are not available right now. They refresh automatically when the station responds.

    Live readings are context only. The game-time read uses the forecast at kick-off.

    Why Vitality Stadium plays differently

    The league's smallest ground is also one of its lowest and most open — the Vitality's modest stands offer little shelter, and Bournemouth's Channel-coast position brings brisk onshore breezes. The trade-off is one of the mildest climates in England: snow and hard frost are rare, and the sandy local soil drains quickly after rain.

    Game-time weather read

    Liverpool at AFC Bournemouth · Sun 2:00 pm venue time

    Lean unlocks 3 hours before kick-off

    Nothing is published earlier than that. The forecast for kick-off at Vitality Stadium is not settled enough further out to be worth reading.

    Stadium Map

    Upcoming games at Vitality Stadium

    • Liverpool at AFC BournemouthSun, 20 Sept, 2:00 pm venue time
    • Sunderland at AFC BournemouthSun, 18 Oct, 2:00 pm venue time
    • Leeds United at AFC BournemouthSat, 31 Oct, 3:00 pm venue time

    Last games at Vitality Stadium: conditions vs total

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    Vitality Stadium weather FAQs

    Yes. Low stands and a seaside location mean wind gets to the pitch, and Channel rain bands can arrive quickly. The mild climate means cold is rarely the issue here.

    Our English Premier League wind study — 6,120 matches — found no significant scoring shift in any wind band, including the windiest. Expect disrupted crosses on gusty days, not fewer goals.

    All kickoff times on this page are shown in UK local time (Europe/London), which is GMT in winter and BST in summer.

    About this page

    Vitality Stadium weather is updated live and produces a game-time forecast read for every home fixture. The page uses one permanent URL for the ground; match-up details rotate as the schedule changes, so search results always point to current conditions. Our own studies of 6,120 English Premier League matches found rain, wind and temperature all leave goal totals statistically unchanged, so these pages stay honest: conditions and context, not exaggerated edge claims.

    What the research says

    The published studies behind the read on this page at Vitality Stadium. Every figure is season-adjusted, with sample sizes and t-statistics shown.

    • English Premier League Rain & Goals

      Rain does not lower English Premier League scoring. Across 1,451 wet matches since 2010 the season-adjusted gap against dry matches is +0.06 goals (t = 1.15), and wet matches go Over 2.5 within noise of the closing odds (z = 1.61). A published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour weather at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    • English Premier League Wind & Goals

      Wind does not lower English Premier League scoring. Matches in 20–30 km/h of kickoff wind sit -0.03 goals from calm matches of the same season (t = -0.52), and go Over 2.5 within noise of the closing odds (z = -0.50). Another published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour wind at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    • English Premier League Temperature & Goals

      Temperature does not move English Premier League scoring. Matches below 5°C sit +0.03 season-adjusted goals from the mild control (t = 0.46), and matches at 20°C or warmer sit -0.03 (t = -0.30). A third published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour temperature at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

    • English Premier League Rain, Wind & Goals

      Rain and wind together do not move English Premier League scoring. Across 1,451 wet matches the season-adjusted gap from the dry-and-calm control is +0.08 goals (t = 1.28); the wet-and-windy subset is +0.03 goals (t = 0.37). A fourth published null.

      6,120 league matches, 2010-11 to 2026-27, every one with kickoff-hour rainfall and wind at the stadium's own coordinates and closing Over/Under 2.5 odds

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