Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Barnsley FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Barnsley FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 2 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Mads Juel Andersen 11' Y
Y 34' John Swift
Y 56' Tom Ince
Callum Brittain 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Oakwell Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
6
3
Barnsley FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC 2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2021-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-09-19 Reading FC 2–0 Barnsley FC 2020-02-29 Reading FC 2–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Reading FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
15 Mar Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
12 Mar Fulham FC H 1–1 D
08 Mar Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Derby County FC A 0–2 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
19 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D
12 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 0–4 L
05 Mar Millwall FC H 0–1 L
26 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Barnsley FC host Reading FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' What a moment for Carlton Morris! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 11' Barnsley FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Matty Wolfe, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' Poor challenge from John Swift. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' Barnsley FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 49' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Barnsley FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tom Ince.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Barnsley FC. Callum Brittain will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Callum Styles by Clarke Oduor on 69 minute.
  • 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Poya Asbaghi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Ovie Ejaria exits the field as Tom Dele-Bashiru enters on 78.
  • 80' What composure from Joshua Laurent! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 85' Reading FC have won 441 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Smith 3
Davis Keillor-Dunn 3
Yakou Meite 2
Lewis Wing 2
Ovie Ejaria 1
Adam Phillips 1
Alex Mowatt 1
Fabio Jalo 1

Head to Head

2022-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC 2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2021-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-09-19 Reading FC 2–0 Barnsley FC 2020-02-29 Reading FC 2–0 Barnsley FC

Barnsley FC Form

2022-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-03-19 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Barnsley FC L 2022-03-15 Barnsley FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-03-12 Barnsley FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2022-03-08 Barnsley FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2022-03-05 Derby County FC 2–0 Barnsley FC L

Reading FC Form

2022-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-03-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-03-05 Reading FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2022-02-26 Blackpool FC 4–1 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.28 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC40% Draw30% Reading FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Reading FC
60%
Barnsley FC or Reading FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC28% Draw51% Reading FC21%
Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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