Reading vs Barnsley stats and head-to-head

2023-24. Sat, 9 Dec 2023

ReadingHome

13Full time, half-time 1–1

BarnsleyAway

Barnsley won by 2 goals.

DWDLWLeague form, oldest to newestLDLLD

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 9 scored home results and Barnsley 9 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 1.56 points per match (9 measured matches); Barnsley away: 2.00 points per match (9 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.56 per home match (9 measured matches); Barnsley scored 1.67 away (9). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.27 per club appearance across 448 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 9 of 18 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 8. Reading: 4 wins; Barnsley: 0 wins; draws: 4.

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 half11

Second half02

The match in numbers

ReadingBarnsley

13Shots21
6Shots on target4
3Corners6
12Fouls15
2Yellow cards5
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

Shots13
On target6
Goals1

46% of shots on target, 17% of those scored.

Barnsley

Shots21
On target4
Goals3

19% of shots on target, 75% 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.

8 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

2.00

16 goals in 8 meetings

Both scored

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Over 1.5

88%

7 of 8 meetings

Over 2.5

13%

1 of 8 meetings

Over 3.5

0 of 8 meetings

Reading clean sheets

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Barnsley clean sheets

0 of 8 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.13

8 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.00

8 with card data

Barnsley v ReadingSat, 2 Apr 2022 · EFL Championship 2021-221–1HT 1–0
Reading v BarnsleySat, 16 Oct 2021 · EFL Championship 2021-221–0HT 0–0
Barnsley v ReadingFri, 2 Apr 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-211–1HT 0–1
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

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

65%
Both teams scored
League 51%
23 + 23 matches
98%
Over 0.5 goals
League 93%
23 + 23 matches
85%
Over 1.5 goals
League 74%
23 + 23 matches
54%
Over 2.5 goals
League 50%
23 + 23 matches
37%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
22%
Over 4.5 goals
League 12%
23 + 23 matches
3.0
Avg total goals
League 2.58
23 + 23 matches
83%
1st half over 0.5
League 72%
23 + 23 matches
43%
1st half over 1.5
League 31%
23 + 23 matches
10.5
Corners per match
League 10.31
23 + 23 matches
72%
Corners over 8.5
League 67%
23 + 23 matches
54%
Corners over 9.5
League 56%
23 + 23 matches
48%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
4.0
Cards per match
League 4.13
23 + 23 matches
57%
Cards over 3.5
League 60%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Cards over 4.5
League 40%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2023-24

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, 2023-24

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Barnsley away

Reading (home)		Barnsley (away)
15	Position	6
LWWDW	Last 5, oldest to newest	WLLLL
23	Played	23
1.78	Points per match	1.83
52%	Win %	52%
1.70	Scored / match	1.91
1.04	Conceded / match	1.35
2.74	Avg total goals	3.26
57%	Both scored	74%
39%	Clean sheets	22%
9%	Failed to score	4%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

ReadingBarnsley

0.831st half scored / match0.83
0.651st half conceded / match0.70
0.872nd half scored / match1.09
0.392nd half conceded / match0.65
30%Leading at half-time35%
74%1st half over 0.591%
39%1st half over 1.548%
74%2nd half over 0.591%
48%2nd half over 1.552%
26%Scored in both halves35%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Barnsley away, this season.

Goals

ReadingBarnsley

1.70Scored / match1.91
1.04Conceded / match1.35
2.74Match total / match3.26
91%Scored 1+96%
48%Scored 2+61%
61%Conceded 1+78%
30%Conceded 2+44%
78%Match over 1.591%
44%Match over 2.565%
30%Match over 3.544%

Shots and xG

ReadingBarnsley

14.13Shots for13.78
11.09Shots against14.30
4.83On target for4.30
3.87On target against4.65
12%Shot conversion14%

Corners

ReadingBarnsley

5.30Corners for4.96
4.61Corners against6.17
9.91Match total11.13
65%Over 7.591%
57%Over 8.587%
52%Over 9.557%
44%Over 10.552%
30%Over 11.548%

Cards

ReadingBarnsley

1.87Cards for2.48
2.04Cards against1.65
3.91Match total4.13
61%Over 2.578%
48%Over 3.565%
30%Over 4.539%
26%Over 5.526%
11.96Fouls committed10.65

Referee this season

O Yates

Matches

Cards / match

4.38

16 matches

Over 3.5 cards

69%

16 matches

Over 4.5 cards

31%

16 matches

Fouls / match

20.81

16 matches

The table, 2023-24

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
4	Peterboro	46	28	84
5	Oxford	46	23	77
6	Barnsley	46	18	76
7	Lincoln	46	25	74
8	Blackpool	46	17	73
13	Exeter	46	-15	61
14	Northampton	46	-9	60
15	Reading	46	-2	59
16	Bristol Rvs	46	-16	57
17	Charlton	46	-1	53

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