Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — AFC Bournemouth 2nd with 88 points, Reading 21st with 41, 47 apart. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, AFC Bournemouth ran at 1.61 scored and 0.85 conceded, Reading at 1.17 and 1.89.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Reading.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 6 for AFC Bournemouth, 1 for Reading and 0 drawn, at 3.29 goals per meeting. 71% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
L. Doughty officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Vitality Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,700. On the scoreboard, AFC Bournemouth led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
AFC Bournemouth: Dominic Solanke (8') · Reading: Tom Ince (83')
Key stats
Possession: AFC Bournemouth 49% · Reading 51% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-7