Barnsley vs Reading stats and head-to-head

2020-21. Fri, 2 Apr 2021

11Full time, half-time 0–1

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

LWWLDLeague form, oldest to newestDDDLD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Barnsley have 19 scored home results and Reading 19 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Barnsley at home: 1.79 points per match (19 measured matches); Reading away: 1.47 points per match (19 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Barnsley scored 1.26 per home match (19 measured matches); Reading scored 1.21 away (19). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.11 per club appearance across 918 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 18 of 38 pooled club appearances (47.4%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Barnsley: 0 wins; Reading: 3 wins; draws: 2.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01

Second half10

The match in numbers

BarnsleyReading

16Shots6
2Shots on target1
7Corners5
19Fouls6
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Barnsley

Shots16
On target2
Goals1

13% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Reading

Shots6
On target1
Goals1

17% of shots on target, 100% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

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How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

5 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Barnsley wins

Draws

Reading wins

Goals / meeting

2.20

11 goals in 5 meetings

Both scored

40%

2 of 5 meetings

Over 1.5

100%

5 of 5 meetings

Over 2.5

20%

1 of 5 meetings

Over 3.5

0 of 5 meetings

Barnsley clean sheets

0 of 5 meetings

Reading clean sheets

60%

3 of 5 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.00

5 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.80

5 with card data

Reading v BarnsleySat, 19 Sept 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-212–0HT 0–0
Reading v BarnsleySat, 29 Feb 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-202–0HT 1–0
Barnsley v ReadingWed, 11 Dec 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–0
Barnsley v ReadingSat, 30 Dec 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-181–1HT 0–0
Reading v BarnsleyTue, 28 Nov 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-183–0HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Barnsley at homeLWWLDL

Tue, 22 Septv Leeds United U213–4C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 19 Septv Leicester1–1C 5–12 · Y 5–4
Sat, 5 Septv Stevenage1–5C 7–3 · Y 1–2
Wed, 2 Septv Blackpool2–1C 13–4 · Y 3–4
Tue, 25 Augv Crewe3–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 15 Augv Bromley0–1C 12–2 · Y 3–2

Reading awayDDWLDW

Sat, 10 Oct@ Milton Keynes Dons5–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 26 Sept@ Wycombe2–2C 7–5 · Y 3–2
Sat, 12 Sept@ Cambridge1–2C 3–7 · Y 1–2
Tue, 25 Aug@ Stevenage3–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Aug@ AFC Wimbledon0–0C 7–7 · Y 3–2
Sat, 8 Aug@ Bromley1–1C ––– · Y –––

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Barnsley at home, Reading away

48%
Both teams scored
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
85%
Over 0.5 goals
League 90%
23 + 23 matches
67%
Over 1.5 goals
League 68%
23 + 23 matches
41%
Over 2.5 goals
League 41%
23 + 23 matches
20%
Over 3.5 goals
League 19%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 9%
23 + 23 matches
2.3
Avg total goals
League 2.31
23 + 23 matches
63%
1st half over 0.5
League 66%
23 + 23 matches
30%
1st half over 1.5
League 28%
23 + 23 matches
9.3
Corners per match
League 9.41
23 + 23 matches
61%
Corners over 8.5
League 62%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Corners over 9.5
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
37%
Corners over 10.5
League 37%
23 + 23 matches
3.2
Cards per match
League 2.94
23 + 23 matches
41%
Cards over 3.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches
22%
Cards over 4.5
League 20%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and away Overall

Barnsley at home, Reading away

Barnsley (home)		Reading (away)
5	Position	7
LDWWD	Last 5, oldest to newest	LDLDL
23	Played	23
1.83	Points per match	1.30
52%	Win %	30%
1.30	Scored / match	1.09
0.96	Conceded / match	1.17
2.26	Avg total goals	2.26
44%	Both scored	52%
39%	Clean sheets	39%
26%	Failed to score	30%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

BarnsleyReading

0.521st half scored / match0.61
0.391st half conceded / match0.52
0.782nd half scored / match0.48
0.572nd half conceded / match0.65
35%Leading at half-time26%
65%1st half over 0.561%
22%1st half over 1.539%
83%2nd half over 0.557%
39%2nd half over 1.530%
30%Scored in both halves4%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Barnsley at home, Reading away, this season.

Goals

BarnsleyReading

1.30Scored / match1.09
0.96Conceded / match1.17
2.26Match total / match2.26
74%Scored 1+70%
52%Scored 2+30%
61%Conceded 1+61%
26%Conceded 2+30%
70%Match over 1.565%
48%Match over 2.535%
17%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

BarnsleyReading

11.78Shots for10.70
8.04Shots against11.30
4.13On target for3.70
2.70On target against3.74
11%Shot conversion10%

Corners

BarnsleyReading

4.48Corners for4.26
4.96Corners against4.96
9.43Match total9.22
74%Over 7.570%
61%Over 8.561%
52%Over 9.539%
48%Over 10.526%
39%Over 11.522%

Cards

BarnsleyReading

1.48Cards for1.04
1.26Cards against2.61
2.74Match total3.65
48%Over 2.583%
35%Over 3.548%
17%Over 4.526%
4%Over 5.59%
13.17Fouls committed10.35

Referee this season

G Eltringham

Matches

Cards / match

2.85

27 matches

Over 3.5 cards

37%

27 matches

Over 4.5 cards

19%

27 matches

Fouls / match

26.00

27 matches

The table, 2020-21

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
3	Brentford	46	37	87
4	Swansea	46	17	80
5	Barnsley	46	8	78
6	Bournemouth	46	27	77
7	Reading	46	8	70
8	Cardiff	46	17	68
9	QPR	46	2	68

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