Reading vs Bournemouth
29 January 2000hrs
Football – England – Championship
Pick Both teams to score
Bookmaker Marathonbet
Odds: 1.90 odds taken 0030 GMT, Thursday 28 January
The Championship on Friday night features the tasty clash between Reading and Bournemouth at the Madejski Stadium.
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Reading Preview – Can Reading take advantage?
Reading consolidated their position in the play-off pack in the Championship on the weekend with a solid point away from home courtesy of a 0-0 draw at Preston North End which also extened The Royals’ unbeaten run in the second tier to five matches.
Recent wins against Luton Town, Huddersfield Town and Coventry City along with points picked up in draws with Swansea City and Preston have underlined Reading’s resurgence after suffering a minor blip back in November when the Berkshire club lost four matches on the trot.
Results at home though have been inconsistent as Reading have suffered losses but picked up wins in two’s of late amidst a record of 8-0-4 19/12 while failing to score just twice in their 12 matches at the Madejski Stadium with forward Joao (14 goals) being the main goal threat for the hosts.
Bournemouth Preview – Can Cherries ripen at crucial stage?
Bournemouth have virtually seen their chances of automatic promotion from the Championship go up in smoke in recent weeks as the south coast club have picked up just one win from their last six matches overall in the second tier which came in a 1-0 win away at Stoke City.
Defeats to Brentford, Luton Town and Derby County have resulted in Bournemouth slipping away from the top two and although they still remain in the play-off pack (sitting in 6th place), The Cherries are a massive 11 points behind league leaders, Norwich City and five points shy of 2nd placed Swansea City.
Away from home, Bournemouth’s progress has been pegged back by too many draws on the road as their away record of 4-6-3 17/11 indicates and having won just one of their last five matches on their travels, and away win here seems unlikely; however, Bournemouth have scored in nine of their 13 away matches.
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Reading vs Bournemouth
Key Facts – Reading vs Bournemouth Tip
- Reading have failed to score just twice at home all season
- Bournemouth have scored in 9 of their 13 away matches
- 6 of the previous 8 meetings have seen both teams score
Both Reading and Bournemouth will be keen to further their play-off ambitions here and both look likely to score as a result.
The best betting odds for Reading vs Bournemouth
Reading to win: 3.32 at Marathonbet
Draw: 3.40 at Marathonbet
B’mouth to win: 2.26 at Marathonbet
