Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Reading FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Harvey Knibbs 4' 1–0
1–1 39' Herbie Kane pen
1–2 80' Devante Cole
1–3 87' Max Watters
Michael Craig 11' Y
Y 14' Nicky Cadden
Sam Smith 39' Y
Y 61' Devante Cole
Y 63' Callum Styles
Y 67' Adam Phillips
Y 90' Herbie Kane

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Hugh Gilroy (England)
  • Assistant 2 Alan Cresswell (England)
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

3
6
3
Reading FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Reading FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–3 L
03 Dec Eastleigh FC A 1–2 L
28 Nov Carlisle United FC H 5–1 W
25 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–3 L
07 Nov Bristol Rovers FC H 1–1 D
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Reading FC A 3–1 W
28 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
25 Nov Lincoln City FC A 2–2 D
14 Nov Horsham FC A 3–0 W
11 Nov Derby County FC A 0–3 L
03 Nov Horsham FC H 3–3 D

Season Stats

Reading FC Barnsley FC
#24 Position #28
0 Points 0
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 0
4 Conceded 1
-1 GD -1
0.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Reading FC are 24th (0 pts). Barnsley FC are 28th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 4' Harvey Knibbs is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
  • 11' That looks like a foul for a card for Michael Craig.
  • 14' That looks like a foul for a card for Nicky Cadden.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Barry Cotter made 358 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' Nicky Cadden makes way for Callum Styles at the 21 minute mark. A tactical switch from Barnsley FC.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Herbie Kane makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 39' Sam Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 44' Barnsley FC have won 496 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Clinton Mola has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 59' Caylan Vickers is replacing Paul Mukairu for the Reading FC side.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Devante Cole.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Callum Styles.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Sam Cosgrove is replaced by Fabio Jalo.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adam Phillips on 67.
  • 72' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Clinton Mola is replaced by Amadou Salif Mbengue on 78 minute.
  • 80' What a strike from Devante Cole! The score is 1-2.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Devante Cole is replaced by Barry Cotter.
  • 85' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Lewis Wing departs to be replaced by Charlie Savage.
  • 87' What a strike from Max Watters! The score is 1-3.
  • 90' Herbie Kane is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neill Collins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Smith 3
Davis Keillor-Dunn 3
Yakou Meite 2
Lewis Wing 2
Carlton Morris 1
Billy Bodin 1
Harvey Knibbs 1
Stephen Humphrys 1

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Reading FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 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

Reading FC Form

2023-12-09 Reading FC 1–3 Barnsley FC L 2023-12-03 Eastleigh FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-11-28 Reading FC 5–1 Carlisle United FC W 2023-11-25 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2023-11-11 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2023-11-07 Reading FC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC D

Barnsley FC Form

2023-12-09 Reading FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2023-11-28 Barnsley FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2023-11-25 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2023-11-14 Horsham FC 0–3 Barnsley FC W 2023-11-11 Derby County FC 3–0 Barnsley FC L 2023-11-03 Barnsley FC 3–3 Horsham FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.15 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC57% Draw24% Barnsley FC19%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Barnsley FC
43%
Reading FC or Barnsley FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC47% Draw41% Barnsley FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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