With an extensive injury list and fresh COVID-19 concerns bedevilling them, a depleted and out-of-sorts Reading are unlikely to experience much joy at the Vitality fortress.
Bournemouth will view Tuesday's game as a prime opportunity to build momentum ahead of a challenging run of fixtures, and the Cherries faithful will not expect anything less than three points here.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bournemouth win with a probability of 75.03%. A draw had a probability of 16.3% and a win for Reading had a probability of 8.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bournemouth win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.77%) and 3-0 (10.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.71%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (3.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.
