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Barnsley v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Sep, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Barnsley are in League One action on Saturday afternoon, as Conor Hourihane aims to beat Allan Dybczak and his Reading side at the Oakwell. All statistics, including 20-game form for both teams and head to head (H2H) history, will update as you browse each of the seventeen betting markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Barnsley
36%
--
Draw
25%
--
Reading
39%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Reading 1-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Barnsley 1-0
8%
--
Barnsley 2-1
8%
--
Reading 2-0
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Barnsley 2-0
6%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Barnsley 3-1
4%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Barnsley win to nil
18%
--
Reading win to nil
19%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff65101016 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Apr 18
Oct 18
2
Stevenage6501515 
Jan 31
Sep 6
Nov 6
Mar 21
3
Bradford6420414 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Feb 28
Dec 13
4
Barnsley6411413 
-
-
Jan 24
Sep 13
5
Doncaster6411213 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Oct 25
Apr 11
6
Huddersfield6402512 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
7
Luton6402512 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Dec 18
Mar 7
8
Stockport6321311 
May 2
Nov 29
Jan 4
Sep 27
9
Lincoln6321211 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
10
Mansfield6312410 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Oct 4
Jan 10
11
Exeter630339 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Jan 27
Oct 11
12
AFC Wim630329 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
13
Wigan622218 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Mar 28
Nov 15
14
Bolton614107 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
15
Northampton6213-27 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Sep 6
Jan 31
16
L Orient6213-47 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Sep 20
Jan 17
17
Reading6123-45 
Sep 13
Jan 24
-
-
18
Burton5113-44 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
Jan 1
Mar 17
19
Rotherham5113-44 
Oct 25
Apr 11
Nov 22
Apr 25
20
Blackpool6114-64 
Jan 17
Sep 20
May 2
Nov 29
21
Plymouth6105-93 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
Mar 14
Dec 26
22
Wycombe6024-42 
Jan 10
Oct 4
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
23
Port Vale6024-42 
Sep 27
Jan 4
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
24
Peterborough6015-91 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Dec 9
Dec 29
Promotion
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Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 1Cambridge
Barnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Barnsley4 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
Barnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Barnsley3 - 0Crawley
Barnsley2 - 1Wrexham
Barnsley0 - 4L Orient
Barnsley1 - 2Birmingham
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Barnsley0 - 1Wigan
Barnsley2 - 0Rotherham
Barnsley2 - 2Charlton
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
HBarnsley4 - 1Bolton
ABarnsley2 - 6Birmingham
HBarnsley1 - 2Exeter
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
ABarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
HBarnsley0 - 3Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 1Charlton
HBarnsley4 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley2 - 1Northampton
ABarnsley1 - 0Rotherham
Reading 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wycombe2 - 2Reading
Bolton1 - 1Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Mansfield1 - 5Reading
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Blackpool3 - 0Reading
Crawley1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Huddersfield0 - 0Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
L Orient2 - 0Reading
Charlton0 - 0Reading
Cambridge1 - 3Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Wycombe1 - 1Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Peterborough1 - 2Reading
Stevenage1 - 1Reading
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading2 - 4Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
AReading5 - 1Mansfield
HReading0 - 1Lincoln
AReading0 - 0Northampton
AReading3 - 1Shrewsbury
HReading1 - 0Wycombe
AReading0 - 3Blackpool
HReading3 - 1Peterborough
HReading1 - 1Stevenage
HReading2 - 0Wrexham
AReading1 - 1Crawley
HReading0 - 0Exeter
AReading2 - 1Wigan
HReading0 - 0Birmingham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 1996
Barnsley
Reading
Goals: Scored
14
20
Games: Scored
10 / 13
12 / 13
Clean sheets
1 / 13
3 / 13
BAR
1
D
7
RDG
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 4Reading
0 - 1Reading
1 - 3Reading
0 - 1Reading
Barnsley3 - 0
League games at Reading since 1997
Reading
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
18
14
Games: Scored
11 / 13
5 / 13
Clean sheets
8 / 13
2 / 13
BAR
5
D
2
RDG
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
2 - 4Barnsley
1 - 3Barnsley
Reading1 - 0
Reading2 - 0
Reading2 - 0
Reading3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Barnsley
1 - 2Barnsley
Reading3 - 0
Reading1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Barnsley
Goal Statistics
Barnsley 6th Reading 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Barnsley’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+19
Reading have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
BAR
RDG
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BAR
RDG
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Barnsley v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5223
M. CooperC. VickersA PhillipsJ Earl
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK5
1
-
J Earl DEF5
3
-
P Kelly MID5
1
-
C. Vickers MID52
-
J. Bland MID5
1
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID52
-
A Phillips MID512
-
L Connell MID51
-
D McGoldrick FWD52
2
-
N Ogbeta DEF4
-
J Shepherd DEF4
1
1
V. Yoganathan MID4
1
1
J Russell MID4
1
-
R Cleary FWD4
1
-
T Watson DEF31
1
-
M Gevigney DEF2
-
N Farrugia MID2
1
-
M Roberts DEF1
-
C. Barratt DEF1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5222
J PereiraL WingK AbrefaD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK5
-
F Burns DEF5
-
M Jacob DEF5
1
-
K Abrefa DEF52
-
L Fraser MID5
-
D Kyerewaa MID5
2
-
C Savage MID5
2
-
L Wing MID521
-
M Camará MID51
1
-
M O’Mahony FWD5
1
-
K Doyle MID4
1
-
B Elliott MID4
1
-
D Williams DEF3
1
-
M Stickland DEF3
1
-
G. Garcia DEF31
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD3
1
-
P Lane FWD3
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF2
-
J Dorsett DEF2
-