Thursday , 2 July 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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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' In just a few seconds Oakwell Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Barnsley FC and Reading FC.
  • 5' Carlton Morris does the damage! The net is bulging and Barnsley FC surge ahead!
  • 10' Callum Styles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Barnsley FC player. Mads Juel Andersen gets a Yellow card.
  • 16' Remy Vita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' Barnsley FC is showing some good football. However, Barnsley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Barnsley FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' 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.
  • 34' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Barnsley FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' Denmark international Mads Juel Andersen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Tom Ince. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum Brittain.
  • 69' The Barnsley FC bench stirs into life. Callum Styles is withdrawn and Clarke Oduor gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' Tom Dele-Bashiru is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ovie Ejaria at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' The England Joshua Laurent breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 1-1!
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Poya Asbaghi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. Ovie Ejaria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • The final score is 1-1.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Davis Keillor-Dunn 3
Sam Smith 3
Yakou Meite 2
Lewis Wing 2
John Swift 1
Joshua Earl 1
Joshua Laurent 1
Carlton Morris 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.