Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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' And we are off! Barnsley FC vs Reading FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' What a moment for Carlton Morris! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Quina has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' Mads Juel Andersen is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Ince will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' Amine Bassi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 34 goals in his last 323 appearances.
  • 26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Dele-Bashiru suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for John Swift on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Poya Asbaghi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Tom Ince catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Liam Kitching has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' Callum Brittain picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Callum Styles is replaced by Clarke Oduor.
  • 74' Barnsley FC have won 496 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Ovie Ejaria by Tom Dele-Bashiru on 78 minute.
  • 80' Joshua Laurent makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Barnsley FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 90' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Callum Styles has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • The points are shared — Barnsley FC 1-1 Reading FC. Honours even.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Davis Keillor-Dunn 3
Sam Smith 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.