Reading FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Reading FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L 23 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L 20 Oct Blackpool FC H 2–3 L 16 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–0 W 02 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W 29 Sep Derby County FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Oct Reading FC A 2–0 W 23 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W 19 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–0 W 16 Oct Bristol City FC A 2–0 W 02 Oct Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W 29 Sep Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Reading FC to score. At the same time, AFC Bournemouth does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' George Puscas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joshua Laurent on 13.
- 18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 28' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gavin Kilkenny.
- 38' Jaidon Anthony was booked on 38.
- 43' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' GOAL! Dominic Solanke scores on 44.
- 46' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Gavin Kilkenny is replaced by Ben Pearson.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' The whistle greets Jaidon Anthony as he departs to be replaced by Jamal Lowe.
- 59' What a strike from Jamal Lowe! The score is 0-2.
- 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Southwood, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 69' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Jordan Zemura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' It is a substitution in AFC Bournemouth team. Jordan Zemura is replaced by Chris Mepham on 70 minute.
- 75' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Pearson made 370 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. George Puscas is replaced by Jahmari Clarke on 85 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chris Mepham.
- The final score is 0-2.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 10
- 17
- 24
- 15
- 28
- 21
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47
George Puscas ↓ Jahmari Clarke 85'
- 14
- 22
- 19
Bench
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- 33
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9
Jahmari Clarke ↑ 85'
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- 8
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Coach Veljko PaunovicAFC Bournemouth Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 9
- 29
- 8
- 42
- 24
- 17
- 10
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33
Jordan Zemura ↓ Chris Mepham 70'
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26
Gavin Kilkenny ↓ Ben Pearson 46'
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32
Jaidon Anthony ↓ Jamal Lowe 56'
Bench
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18
Jamal Lowe ↑ 56'
- 27
- 4
- 3
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22
Ben Pearson ↑ 46'
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6
Chris Mepham ↑ 70'
- 11
- 1
Coach Scott Parker -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dominic Solanke 4 Lucas Joao 2 Tom Ince 1 Sone Aluko 1 Arnaut Danjuma 1 Lewis Cook 1 Joshua Laurent 1 Tom McIntyre 1 Head to Head
Reading FC Form
AFC Bournemouth Form
2021-10-30 Reading FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-10-23 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-10-19 Stoke City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-10-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-10-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2021-09-29 Peterborough United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.12 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.5 AFC Bournemouth xGI would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Draw 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AFC Bournemouth winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.62Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Reading FC or Draw 56%Draw or AFC Bournemouth 72%Reading FC or AFC Bournemouth 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AFC Bournemouth win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%0 – 1 9.9%0 – 0 9.2%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 2 Actual1 – 0 7.1%2 – 1 6.6%2 – 2 5%1 – 3 4.5%2 – 0 4.5%0 – 3 3.9%2 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Reading FC
Handicap Reading FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 16% 73% -0.5 27% — 73% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 22% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Reading FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.