Soccer match guide: Home supporters with big expectations before AFC Bournemouth - Reading

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Vitality Stadium (11700 seats)

AFC Bournemouth warm up for Reading with belief in picking up all three points. Can they? Read our match preview!

Insights:
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (30) in Championship
  • Reading have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vitality Stadium as AFC Bournemouth have scored 34 goals to get 34 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 10-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Bournemouth last time playing, versus Derby County. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Lowe and Solanke scoring for the victors. Midfield player Cantwell got a match rating of 7.2 in that game, the max score being 10. Cantwell hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Peterborough United that ended 1-1.

AFC Bournemouth are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew one and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for AFC Bournemouth as they are travelling to their away game against Huddersfield Town in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.

AFC Bournemouth has scored 34 goals so far and conceded 17 goals from 17 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Reading form and stats

There's been little loot from Reading's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Reading only have 5 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 1 draw. Three has not been a lucky number for Reading as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Birmingham City match.

Joao was the last player to score for the away team. Reading haven't scored a league goal in the last 253 minutes.

Reading are travelling again after losing away to Nottingham Forest in their previous match (0-4). Midfield player Ince was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.81/10. Ince hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A loss against Millwall was the result prior to that, in a home game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Reading are hosting Blackburn Rovers in the Championship only four days away.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Reading has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

AFC Bournemouth and Reading have faced each other earlier this season: Reading - AFC Bournemouth 0-2. Previous nine meetings involving these teams: Bournemouth won six, Reading triumphed in one and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
21 goals
ReadingJ. Swift
J. Swift
11 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
8 goals

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Bournemouth Reading
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 18 36
19 10 4 Won W 1 5 10
8 4 1 Drew D 0 1 5
7 3 1 Lost L 4 12 21
55 34 12 Scored S 3 17 42
30 17 3 Conceded C 13 36 72
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
76% 94% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 75%
53% 76% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 67% 61%
21% 29% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 39% 42%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 28%
50% 59% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 56%
41% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 11%
15% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 36%
 
5.3 5.2 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.6 3.6
4.8 4.7 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.3 5.5
2.2 2.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.6
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.3 13 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 10.3 10.4
4.5 5 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.4
36% 40% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 29% 34%
 
10.1 8.8 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15 17.2 15.2
3.4 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.4 6.2 5.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (30) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Reading have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 36 23 8 5 90 31 19 12 4 3 45 16 17 11 4 2 45 15 59 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 34 19 8 7 55 30 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 9 4 4 21 13 25 65
3 Huddersfield Town 37 17 12 8 51 38 18 10 5 3 27 17 19 7 7 5 24 21 13 63
4 Blackburn Rovers 37 16 10 11 46 37 19 11 4 4 32 20 18 5 6 7 14 17 9 58
5 Sheffield United 36 16 9 11 50 40 17 9 4 4 29 13 19 7 5 7 21 27 10 57
6 Luton Town 35 16 9 10 48 39 17 9 5 3 27 17 18 7 4 7 21 22 9 57
7 Queens Park Rangers 35 16 8 11 50 41 19 9 6 4 27 17 16 7 2 7 23 24 9 56
8 Middlesbrough 36 16 8 12 46 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 18 4 6 8 17 24 6 56
9 Nottingham Forest 35 15 10 10 50 34 18 8 4 6 27 20 17 7 6 4 23 14 16 55
10 Coventry City 36 15 9 12 48 43 19 10 4 5 29 17 17 5 5 7 19 26 5 54
11 Millwall 36 14 12 10 37 34 18 9 6 3 21 13 18 5 6 7 16 21 3 54
12 Blackpool 36 14 9 13 42 41 19 10 2 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 51
13 Preston North End 37 12 15 10 40 40 18 6 9 3 24 21 19 6 6 7 16 19 0 51
14 West Bromwich Albion 36 13 11 12 39 34 17 8 7 2 23 12 19 5 4 10 16 22 5 50
15 Stoke City 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 6 7 20 21 3 46
16 Swansea City 35 12 8 15 38 50 17 8 4 5 23 20 18 4 4 10 15 30 -12 44
17 Cardiff City 37 12 7 18 43 55 19 6 3 10 19 22 18 6 4 8 24 33 -12 43
18 Bristol City 37 12 7 18 47 65 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 5 2 11 23 40 -18 43
19 Birmingham City 37 10 11 16 42 56 18 6 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 21 33 -14 41
20 Hull City 37 10 8 19 30 41 18 5 3 10 15 22 19 5 5 9 15 19 -11 38
21 Reading 36 10 5 21 42 72 18 5 4 9 25 36 18 5 1 12 17 36 -30 29
22 Barnsley 36 5 10 21 26 52 18 4 6 8 14 21 18 1 4 13 12 31 -26 25
23 Derby County 37 11 12 14 36 41 18 9 6 3 25 16 19 2 6 11 11 25 -5 24
24 Peterborough United 36 5 8 23 27 72 17 4 6 7 17 23 19 1 2 16 10 49 -45 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 36 23 8 5 90 31 19 12 4 3 45 16 17 11 4 2 45 15 59 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 34 19 8 7 55 30 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 9 4 4 21 13 25 65
3 Huddersfield Town 37 17 12 8 51 38 18 10 5 3 27 17 19 7 7 5 24 21 13 63
4 Blackburn Rovers 37 16 10 11 46 37 19 11 4 4 32 20 18 5 6 7 14 17 9 58
5 Sheffield United 36 16 9 11 50 40 17 9 4 4 29 13 19 7 5 7 21 27 10 57
6 Luton Town 35 16 9 10 48 39 17 9 5 3 27 17 18 7 4 7 21 22 9 57
7 Queens Park Rangers 35 16 8 11 50 41 19 9 6 4 27 17 16 7 2 7 23 24 9 56
8 Middlesbrough 36 16 8 12 46 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 18 4 6 8 17 24 6 56
9 Nottingham Forest 35 15 10 10 50 34 18 8 4 6 27 20 17 7 6 4 23 14 16 55
10 Coventry City 36 15 9 12 48 43 19 10 4 5 29 17 17 5 5 7 19 26 5 54
11 Millwall 36 14 12 10 37 34 18 9 6 3 21 13 18 5 6 7 16 21 3 54
12 Blackpool 36 14 9 13 42 41 19 10 2 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 51
13 Preston North End 37 12 15 10 40 40 18 6 9 3 24 21 19 6 6 7 16 19 0 51
14 West Bromwich Albion 36 13 11 12 39 34 17 8 7 2 23 12 19 5 4 10 16 22 5 50
15 Stoke City 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 6 7 20 21 3 46
16 Swansea City 35 12 8 15 38 50 17 8 4 5 23 20 18 4 4 10 15 30 -12 44
17 Cardiff City 37 12 7 18 43 55 19 6 3 10 19 22 18 6 4 8 24 33 -12 43
18 Bristol City 37 12 7 18 47 65 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 5 2 11 23 40 -18 43
19 Birmingham City 37 10 11 16 42 56 18 6 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 21 33 -14 41
20 Hull City 37 10 8 19 30 41 18 5 3 10 15 22 19 5 5 9 15 19 -11 38
21 Reading 36 10 5 21 42 72 18 5 4 9 25 36 18 5 1 12 17 36 -30 29
22 Barnsley 36 5 10 21 26 52 18 4 6 8 14 21 18 1 4 13 12 31 -26 25
23 Derby County 37 11 12 14 36 41 18 9 6 3 25 16 19 2 6 11 11 25 -5 24
24 Peterborough United 36 5 8 23 27 72 17 4 6 7 17 23 19 1 2 16 10 49 -45 23

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