Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for AFC Bournemouth - Reading!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
3-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for AFC Bournemouth so far this season.
Bournemouth enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Birmingham City's place. The match ended 3-1 with David Brooks (2) and Arnaut Danjuma scoring. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Sheffield Wednesday.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Nottingham Forest in only three days. This game is also played here at Vitality Stadium.
The Bournemouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Bournemouth have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reading form and stats
The visitors are W3-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. It's a growing despair in Reading as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Reading are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Stoke City with 0-3 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Preston North End.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Millwall.
The Reading manager V. Paunovic has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded by Reading in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Bournemouth four wins, two draws and Reading zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Santos João 6 goals |   A. Groeneveld 4 goals |  Y. Meïté 4 goals |
AFC Bournemouth missing players
Reading missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 91% |
| 64% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 73% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 18% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 18% |
| 64% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 27% |
| 27% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | 53 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 43 | 101 |
| 53 | 18 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 21 | 50 |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 48% | 34% |
- AFC Bournemouth have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 | Reading | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Watford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 24 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 6 |
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