Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Callum Brittain
Y 56' Claudio Gomes

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing 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
Reading FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-12-11 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
02 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Derby County FC A 0–1 L
25 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Fulham FC A 2–1 W
14 Sep Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Reading FC A 0–1 L
02 Oct Millwall FC H 0–1 L
29 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 1–3 L
25 Sep Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D
15 Sep Stoke City FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Select Car Leasing Stadium that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Barnsley FC.
  • 5' Barnsley FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Barnsley FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' The referee shows Barnsley FC player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Danny Drinkwater has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 39' Barnsley FC have won 501 goals from 389 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bradley Collins made 376 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 389 games and scored 501 goals.
  • 54' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Claudio Gomes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' A change in the Reading FC ranks — George Puscas exits the field as Femi Azeez enters on 63.
  • 67' Another change for Barnsley FC made on 67 minute. Aaron Leya Iseka leaves to be changed by Clarke Oduor.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Romal Palmer as he leaves the pitch. William Hondermarck steps in for Barnsley FC.
  • 77' John Swift makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 82' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Callum Brittain is replaced by Devante Cole on 83 minute.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Schopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Smith 3
Davis Keillor-Dunn 3
Yakou Meite 2
Lewis Wing 2
Max Watters 1
George Puscas 1
Michael Olise 1
Ovie Ejaria 1

Head to Head

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 2019-12-11 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2021-09-29 Derby County FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-09-25 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-09-18 Fulham FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2021-09-14 Reading FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2021-10-02 Barnsley FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2021-09-29 Barnsley FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-09-15 Stoke City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC56% Draw28% Barnsley FC16%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Barnsley FC
44%
Reading FC or Barnsley FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC33% Draw54% Barnsley FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 26% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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