Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
AFC Bournemouth
4 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 12:30 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Asmir Begovic 4' Y
Y 54' Andy Rinomhota
Arnaut Danjuma 74' Y
Jefferson Lerma 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Reading FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Robert Hyde
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Reading FC H 4–2 W
07 Nov Birmingham City FC A 3–1 W
03 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
31 Oct Derby County FC H 1–1 D
28 Oct Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Watford FC A 1–1 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–4 L
07 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–3 L
04 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–3 L
30 Oct Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
27 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 4–2 W
24 Oct Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Bournemouth and Reading FC get this one started.
  • 4' Lucas Joao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
  • 4' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Asmir Begovic on 4 minutes.
  • 9' Dominic Solanke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 14' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 19' The 33-year-old Liam Moore has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' Arnaut Danjuma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 53 goals in his last 356 appearances.
  • 34' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rafael suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Goal! Sone Aluko scores his 6 goal in 382 matches.
  • 46' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Diego Rico by Chris Mepham on 46 minute.
  • 51' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 54' Andy Rinomhota picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' What a moment for Dominic Solanke! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 59' GOAL! Arnaut Danjuma fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 64' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Tom Holmes comes on to replace Lago Pontes Esteves.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' AFC Bournemouth receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Yakou Meite. He replaces Ovie Ejaria on 75 minute.
  • 77' What a strike from Lewis Cook! The score is 3-2.
  • 78' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Junior Stanislas departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Jefferson Lerma is booked for AFC Bournemouth — Yellow card on 79.
  • 80' The whistle greets Alfa Semedo as he departs to be replaced by Sam Baldock.
  • 84' A change in the AFC Bournemouth ranks — David Brooks exits the field as Jack Simpson enters on 84.
  • 89' Dominic Solanke with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' It is a substitution in AFC Bournemouth team. Jefferson Lerma is replaced by Nnamdi Ofoborh on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominic Solanke 4
Lucas Joao 2
Jamal Lowe 1
Tom Ince 1
Sone Aluko 1
Arnaut Danjuma 1
Lewis Cook 1
Joshua Laurent 1

Head to Head

2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC W 2020-11-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2020-10-31 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Derby County FC D 2020-10-28 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-10-24 Watford FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D

Reading FC Form

2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC L 2020-11-07 Reading FC 0–3 Stoke City FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2020-10-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Reading FC W 2020-10-24 Reading FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.34 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Bournemouth56% Draw21% Reading FC23%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
77%
Draw or Reading FC
44%
AFC Bournemouth or Reading FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth41% Draw38% Reading FC21%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 20% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.