Reading vs Barnsley stats and head-to-head

2019-20. Sat, 29 Feb 2020

ReadingHome

20Full time, half-time 1–0

BarnsleyAway

Reading won by 2 goals.

DWLLLLeague form, oldest to newestDDLWW

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

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 17 scored home results and Barnsley 17 scored away results stored in 2019-20. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 1.18 points per match (17 measured matches); Barnsley away: 0.71 points per match (17 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.24 per home match (17 measured matches); Barnsley scored 0.94 away (17). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.32 per club appearance across 842 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 16 of 34 pooled club appearances (47.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Reading: 1 wins; Barnsley: 0 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 half10

Second half10

The match in numbers

ReadingBarnsley

7Shots23
4Shots on target6
2Corners4
11Fouls15
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

Shots7
On target4
Goals2

57% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Barnsley

Shots23
On target6
Goals0

26% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

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

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

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.

3 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.

Reading wins

Draws

Barnsley wins

Goals / meeting

2.33

7 goals in 3 meetings

Both scored

67%

2 of 3 meetings

Over 1.5

100%

3 of 3 meetings

Over 2.5

33%

1 of 3 meetings

Over 3.5

0 of 3 meetings

Reading clean sheets

33%

1 of 3 meetings

Barnsley clean sheets

0 of 3 meetings

Corners / meeting

11.00

3 with corner data

Cards / meeting

1.67

3 with card data

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

Reading at homeDWWLWD

Sat, 3 Octv Bradford1–1C 9–5 · Y 2–3
Sat, 19 Septv Notts County2–0C 4–1 · Y 2–1
Tue, 15 Septv Brentford1–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Septv Blackpool3–1C 6–3 · Y 0–1
Wed, 2 Septv Mansfield5–0C 5–2 · Y 1–0
Tue, 18 Augv Wycombe1–1C ––– · Y –––

Barnsley awayDWLDLL

Sat, 10 Oct@ Stockport1–3C ––– · Y –––
Tue, 6 Oct@ Fleetwood Town1–4C ––– · Y –––
Tue, 15 Sept@ Peterboro3–3C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 12 Sept@ Plymouth0–3C 8–4 · Y 2–2
Sat, 29 Aug@ Leyton Orient3–1C 9–4 · Y 4–4
Sat, 22 Aug@ Doncaster0–0C 4–4 · Y 1–1

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

Reading at home, Barnsley away

46%
Both teams scored
League 53%
23 + 23 matches
94%
Over 0.5 goals
League 94%
23 + 23 matches
72%
Over 1.5 goals
League 74%
23 + 23 matches
52%
Over 2.5 goals
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
20%
Over 3.5 goals
League 27%
23 + 23 matches
13%
Over 4.5 goals
League 12%
23 + 23 matches
2.5
Avg total goals
League 2.64
23 + 23 matches
70%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
28%
1st half over 1.5
League 31%
23 + 23 matches
10.6
Corners per match
League 10.50
23 + 23 matches
70%
Corners over 8.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
61%
Corners over 9.5
League 58%
23 + 23 matches
52%
Corners over 10.5
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
3.5
Cards per match
League 3.38
23 + 23 matches
48%
Cards over 3.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
24%
Cards over 4.5
League 24%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2019-20

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, 2019-20

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Barnsley away

Reading (home)		Barnsley (away)
15	Position	22
DLDLL	Last 5, oldest to newest	WLDLW
23	Played	23
1.09	Points per match	0.83
30%	Win %	22%
1.13	Scored / match	0.87
1.48	Conceded / match	1.57
2.61	Avg total goals	2.43
48%	Both scored	44%
30%	Clean sheets	22%
26%	Failed to score	44%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

ReadingBarnsley

0.571st half scored / match0.39
0.481st half conceded / match0.61
0.572nd half scored / match0.48
1.002nd half conceded / match0.96
26%Leading at half-time26%
65%1st half over 0.574%
35%1st half over 1.522%
96%2nd half over 0.578%
48%2nd half over 1.544%
22%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Barnsley away, this season.

Goals

ReadingBarnsley

1.13Scored / match0.87
1.48Conceded / match1.57
2.61Match total / match2.43
74%Scored 1+57%
26%Scored 2+26%
70%Conceded 1+78%
44%Conceded 2+48%
78%Match over 1.565%
57%Match over 2.548%
17%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

ReadingBarnsley

12.52Shots for13.35
14.65Shots against12.09
3.87On target for3.61
5.13On target against4.26
9%Shot conversion7%

Corners

ReadingBarnsley

5.52Corners for5.04
5.13Corners against5.48
10.65Match total10.52
74%Over 7.578%
70%Over 8.570%
57%Over 9.565%
48%Over 10.557%
48%Over 11.539%

Cards

ReadingBarnsley

1.35Cards for2.35
1.83Cards against1.48
3.17Match total3.83
57%Over 2.557%
48%Over 3.548%
9%Over 4.539%
9%Over 5.526%
11.48Fouls committed14.78

Referee this season

J Simpson

Matches

Cards / match

3.80

25 matches

Over 3.5 cards

56%

25 matches

Over 4.5 cards

24%

25 matches

Fouls / match

25.08

25 matches

The table, 2019-20

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
13	Wigan	46	1	59
14	QPR	46	-9	58
15	Reading	46	1	56
16	Stoke	46	-6	56
17	Sheffield Weds	46	-8	56
20	Luton	46	-28	51
21	Birmingham	46	-21	50
22	Barnsley	46	-20	49
23	Charlton	46	-15	48
24	Hull	46	-30	45

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