Reading FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Reading FC vs Barnsley FC — League One .
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
- Barnsley FC 46 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Leigh Doughty
23 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Jan Barnsley FC H 2–2 D 17 Jan Leyton Orient FC A 1–3 L 04 Jan Stockport County FC H 1–0 W 01 Jan Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W 29 Dec Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D 26 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Jan Reading FC A 2–2 D 17 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–1 W 12 Jan Liverpool FC A 1–4 L 01 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D 29 Dec Lincoln City FC H 0–2 L 26 Dec Mansfield Town FC H 2–3 L Season Stats
Reading FC Barnsley FC #12 Position #15 63 Points 59 46 Played 46 16 / 15 / 15 W / D / L 15 / 14 / 17 64 Scored 68 60 Conceded 73 +4 GD -5 1.37 PPG 1.28 35% Win % 33% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season9% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this seasonReading FC are 12th (63 pts). Barnsley FC are 15th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Reading FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/146-601/261-751/176+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededBarnsley FC0-15–/–16-301/431-452/–46-602/261-752/276+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Barnsley FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Davis Keillor-Dunn 3 Sam Smith 3 Yakou Meite 2 Lewis Wing 2 Fabio Jalo 1 John Swift 1 Joshua Earl 1 Joshua Laurent 1 Head to Head
Reading FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.01 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.59 Barnsley FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.6Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 48% 52% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Reading FC or Draw 71%Draw or Barnsley FC 53%Reading FC or Barnsley FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.6%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 2 Actual3 – 1 5.7%2 – 0 5.6%1 – 0 5%3 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.1%0 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 3.5%Asian Handicap — Reading FC
Handicap Reading FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 14% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 19% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 15% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Reading FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.