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

Sat 24th Jan, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

the Madejski Stadium crowd welcome Barnsley's travelling contingent on Saturday afternoon, as Leam Richardson's Reading take on Conor Hourihane's troops in the League One. This preview has the best odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you explore. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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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Team To Score First

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Reading
49%
--
Draw
26%
--
Barnsley
25%
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Reading 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Reading 2-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Barnsley 1-0
8%
--
Barnsley 2-1
6%
--
Reading 3-0
5%
--
Reading 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Barnsley 2-0
4%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Barnsley 3-1
2%
--
Reading 4-0
2%
--
Reading 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
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Reading win to nil
29%
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Barnsley win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 33 goals to 32 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 13 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Barnsley are in 17th position in the League One on 29 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Barnsley have conceded 24 goals, scored 25, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2516451852 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
-
Jan 27
2
Lincoln2514651448 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
3
Bradford241374946 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
4
Stockport251267442 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
5
Huddersfield2611691039 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
6
Bolton251096739 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
7
Luton251159538 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 7
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
8
Stevenage231076737 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Jan 31
-
9
Reading24987435 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
10
Peterborough2511212-135 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
11
Wycombe25898433 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Mar 3
d
 
2-2F
12
Mansfield23959332 
d
 
1-1A
-
l
 
2-3F
Mar 14
13
AFC Wim249411-631 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
14
Exeter249312230 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
l
 
3-0A
15
Wigan24798-130 
Mar 28
Feb 10
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
16
Plymouth259313-730 
Mar 14
w
 
1-4F
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
17
Barnsley21858029 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
-
-
18
L Orient258512-629 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
19
Blackpool258512-629 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
20
Northampton248511-629 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
-
Mar 28
21
Burton247611-1127 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
22
Rotherham246612-1324 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
23
Doncaster246513-1723 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
24
Port Vale234613-1318 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
l
 
0-2A
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Reading have won 3 consecutive home league games
Reading 10TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 0Stockport
Reading2 - 0Burton
Reading3 - 2Luton
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Reading3 - 1Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Stevenage
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading1 - 0Stockport
HReading2 - 0Burton
AReading1 - 1Peterborough
AReading4 - 1Plymouth
HReading3 - 2Luton
AReading0 - 2Bradford
HReading1 - 2Peterborough
AReading3 - 0Blackpool
HReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 0Stevenage
HReading1 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 0Northampton
AReading1 - 2Cardiff
AReading1 - 1Exeter
HReading1 - 1Mansfield
AReading1 - 1Stockport
HReading2 - 1L Orient
AReading2 - 3Barnsley
HReading1 - 0Port Vale
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
Barnsley 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Exeter3 - 0Barnsley
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Stockport1 - 1Barnsley
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0Barnsley
AFC Wim2 - 0Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Stockport2 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley0 - 2Lincoln
HBarnsley2 - 3Mansfield
ABarnsley0 - 3Exeter
HBarnsley3 - 2L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Barnsley have not lost to Reading in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Reading since 1997
Reading
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
18
14
Games: Scored
11 / 13
5 / 13
Clean sheets
8 / 13
2 / 13
RDG
6
D
2
BAR
5
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
League games at Barnsley since 1996
Barnsley
Reading
Goals: Scored
17
22
Games: Scored
11 / 14
13 / 14
Clean sheets
1 / 14
3 / 14
RDG
5
D
7
BAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley3 - 2
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
Goal Statistics

Reading have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive League One games. Their PG of 1.5 against Barnsley on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Reading 10th Barnsley 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Barnsley scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Reading’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
Barnsley have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.5
1
Attack rating
6%
better
RDG
BAR
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Games scored21
15
Failed to score3
6
Scored first12
11
Goals scored32
33
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
19
Avg. XG for1.2
1.2
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
17%
better
RDG
BAR
view stats
Games conceded18
19
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first12
10
Goals conceded28
33
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.7
KickOff rating
+17%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24845
L WingL WingL WingD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID2421
4
-
L Wing MID2484
2
-
K Doyle MID2332
2
-
D Kyerewaa MID2333
5
-
J Pereira GLK21
-
J Dorsett DEF211
2
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD203
4
-
K Abrefa DEF192
2
-
F Burns DEF17
3
-
M O’Mahony FWD16
1
-
D Williams DEF151
3
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
P O'Connor DEF14
2
-
A Yiadom DEF14
4
-
L Fraser MID141
-
J Marriott FWD1483
-
P Lane FWD1311
1
-
M Ritchie MID124
5
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF9
3
-
G. Garcia DEF91
1
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211168
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnR ClearyL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK21
4
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID21111
2
-
J Shepherd DEF20
2
1
J. Bland MID201
6
-
L Connell MID2022
7
1
A Phillips MID1933
-
T Watson DEF181
1
-
P Kelly MID1822
4
-
D McGoldrick FWD1821
2
-
R Cleary FWD1756
2
-
V. Yoganathan MID162
2
1
J Earl DEF151
4
-
C. Vickers MID1522
-
N Ogbeta DEF141
1
-
M Gevigney DEF121
-
J Russell MID121
1
-
N Farrugia MID12
1
-
M Roberts DEF9
2
-
F Jaló FWD3
-
J Rooney DEF1
-