Week 38 brings us a match on Mar 15th, where AFC Bournemouth will play host to Reading in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 3rd placed AFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Peterborough United. Jack Marriott scored the first goal for Peterborough United in the 30th minute, then Ryan Christie tied it up for AFC Bournemouth in the 52nd minute earning them at least the one point. AFC Bournemouth should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while reading sits at 21st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Millwall. Jake Cooper struck first for Millwall in the 37th minute on a feed from Jed Wallace, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Reading couldn’t muster any offence and Millwall ran away with the shutout win. Reading looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, AFC Bournemouth was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Dominic Solanke scored the first goal for AFC Bournemouth in the 43rd minute, then Jamal Lowe added another in the 59th minute In the end, Reading couldn’t muster any offence and AFC Bournemouth ran away with the shutout win.
Reading is glad to have Lucas João in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. AFC Bournemouth’s most prolific scorer has been Jamal Lowe. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.