Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Adeboyejo made 385 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Barnsley FC have won 496 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' It’s high time Markus Schopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Callum Brittain. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' Abdul Rahman Baba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Claudio Gomes is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' Tom Dele-Bashiru has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Femi Azeez. He replaces George Puscas on 63 minute.
  • 67' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Aaron Leya Iseka departs to be replaced by Clarke Oduor.
  • 72' The whistle greets Romal Palmer as he departs to be replaced by William Hondermarck.
  • 77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and John Swift makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Barnsley FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Devante Cole is hanging Callum Brittain on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • With this win, Reading FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Cauley Woodrow 1
Herbie Kane 1
Max Watters 1
George Puscas 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.