Here is all you need to know about the Championship game Reading - AFC Bournemouth!
- Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Championship
Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an in-your-face match!
Reading form and stats
The complete Championship results playing at home this season for Reading are 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Reading lost their last game at Blackburn Rovers (placed 12th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Abdul Baba Rahman was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.2 out of 10. The defender Rahman hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match, Reading lost 2-3 at home to Blackpool.The manager V. Paunovic will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Millwall in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Reading's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Reading defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Championship. In general it has been a productive period now for Bournemouth as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games.
Bournemouth have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mark Travers. It's been 304 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.
AFC Bournemouth are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Championship against Huddersfield Town (placed 8th). Dominic Solanke, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.65. Solanke scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Stoke City.A new game in only four days for AFC Bournemouth, the Championship home match versus Preston North End. Busy days.
The visiting Bournemouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. AFC Bournemouth are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Reading one win, two draws and AFC Bournemouth five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Reading missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
| Reading | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 71% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 43% | 71% |
| 64% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 14% | 57% |
| 43% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 14% | 43% |
| 21% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 86% | 57% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 14% |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 10.9 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 38% | 47% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 31% | 41% |
- AFC Bournemouth have not yet lost a game.
- AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (6) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (8) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the most points (17) away in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the the best goal difference (+16) in Championship
- AFC Bournemouth have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Championship
- Reading have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Reading have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Fulham | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 11 |
| 22 | Hull City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
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