Wednesday , 30 September 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)
6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

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
#9 Position #18
11 Points 8
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
16 Scored 7
9 Conceded 12
+7 GD -5
1.57 PPG 1.14
43% Win % 29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Reading FC are 9th (11 pts). Barnsley FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Barnsley FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G
Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium!
  • 4' Magnificent from Harvey Knibbs! That is 35 goals in 195 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Barnsley FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 11' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Michael Craig gets a card.
  • 14' Barnsley FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 19' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Barnsley FC's compact .
  • 21' The Barnsley FC bench stirs into life. Nicky Cadden is withdrawn and Callum Styles gets his opportunity.
  • 26' The travelling Barnsley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Barry Cotter made 361 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' What composure from Herbie Kane! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Sam Smith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 49' Andy Yiadom needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 49 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Barnsley FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Paul Mukairu exits the field as Caylan Vickers enters on 59.
  • 61' That is a card for Barnsley FC. Devante Cole will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' Callum Styles is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Barnsley FC team. Sam Cosgrove is replaced by Fabio Jalo on 64 minute.
  • 67' Adam Phillips catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 72' Sam Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Barnsley FC tonight.
  • 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Amadou Salif Mbengue on, Clinton Mola off on 78 minutes.
  • 80' GOAL! Devante Cole fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 81' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Barry Cotter is hanging Devante Cole on the field on 81 minute.
  • 85' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Charlie Savage is hanging Lewis Wing on the field on 85 minute.
  • 87' Max Watters is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Herbie Kane.
  • Another three points for Barnsley 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
Michael Olise 1
Ovie Ejaria 1
Adam Phillips 1
Alex Mowatt 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
2.4 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC53% Draw23% Barnsley FC24%
Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Barnsley FC
47%
Reading FC or Barnsley FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC45% Draw38% Barnsley FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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