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Reading U21 vs AFC Bournemouth U21: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier League CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on September 12, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading U21
2-1
AFC Bournemouth U21

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What was the result of Reading U21 vs AFC Bournemouth U21?

Reading U21 won 2-1 on September 12, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 64′Jeremiah Okine-PetersReading U21
  • 71′Jonny DayAFC Bournemouth U21
  • 90′P. DuahReading U21

Official lineup for Reading U21 vs AFC Bournemouth U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading U21

  1. 4S. Spencer
  2. 7Joseph Barough
  3. 9R. Evans
  4. 11Jeremiah Okine-Peters
  1. 8C. Bowdery
  2. 10T. Sackey
  1. 2Boyd Beacroft
  2. 3J. Ryan
  3. 5P. Duah
  4. 6Jacob Borgnis
  1. 1Matthew Christopher Rowley

AFC Bournemouth U21

  1. 7K. Mottoh
  2. 9Jonny Day
  1. 6M. Dacosta
  2. 8Malachi Ogunleye
  3. 10Ethan Sills
  4. 11Charlie Stevens
  1. 2Finn Tonks
  2. 3Ollie Morgan
  3. 4M. Akinmboni
  4. 5Harold William
  1. 1Callan McKenna
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading U21 have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; AFC Bournemouth U21 have 12, 0 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Reading U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2025Middlesbrough U21(away)2-5Premier League 2 Division One
Aug 22, 2025Leicester City U21(home)0-0Premier League 2 Division One
Aug 15, 2025Norwich City U21(away)1-1Premier League 2 Division One
Jul 26, 2025Basingstoke Town(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Apr 14, 2025Brighton U21(home)2-0Premier League 2 Division One
AFC Bournemouth U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2025Sheffield Wednesday U21(home)3-0Professional Development League
Aug 25, 2025Peterborough United U21(home)0-1Professional Development League
Aug 19, 2025Wigan Athletic U21(away)2-1Professional Development League
Aug 11, 2025Huddersfield Town U21(home)3-0Professional Development League
Aug 2, 2025Woking(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs

How many goals should we expect?

Reading U21 score 1.2 and concede 2.4 goals per match over their last 15; AFC Bournemouth U21 score 3.0 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading U211.22.4211/159/15
AFC Bournemouth U213.01.358/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Reading U21 sit 1st in Premier League Cup (15 points from 6 matches) and AFC Bournemouth U21 sit 2nd (11 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Reading U21650110315
2AFC Bournemouth U216321151011

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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