Sunday , 16 August 2026

Barnsley FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Barnsley FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Wed 11 Dec 2019 · 19:45 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Michael Morrison
Toby Sibbick 62' Y
Ken Dougall 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee James Bell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
6
3
Barnsley FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-11 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D
07 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
30 Nov Hull City AFC H 3–1 W
27 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–3 L
09 Nov Stoke City FC H 2–4 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
07 Dec Birmingham City FC H 2–3 L
30 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 3–1 W
26 Nov Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Brentford FC A 0–1 L
09 Nov Luton Town FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Barnsley FC welcome Reading FC for this crunch clash at Oakwell Stadium.
  • 5' Rafael, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Barnsley FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cauley Woodrow, as he is very good at scoring at Oakwell Stadium with 21 goals in the last 19 games.
  • 25' Barnsley FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Barnsley FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 35' Lucas Joao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' It’s high time Gerhard Struber made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Morrison.
  • 50' Ben Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' Cauley Woodrow makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Barnsley FC are in front.
  • 60' Ben Williams makes way for Toby Sibbick at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Barnsley FC.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Barnsley FC player. Toby Sibbick gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' The whistle greets George Puscas as he departs to be replaced by Sam Baldock.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Barnsley FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Michael Morrison exits the field as Yakou Meite enters on 75.
  • 76' Lucas Joao is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Ken Dougall. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Obita departs to be replaced by Tyler Blackett.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Barnsley FC! Patrick Schmidt comes on to replace Jacob Brown.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bowen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Reading FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC39% Draw29% Reading FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Reading FC
61%
Barnsley FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC27% Draw49% Reading FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.