Reading vs Barnsley

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🕒 Sat, 03 May 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 46
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Barnsley 12
Referee Stats
17 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 35%
Draws 18%
Away wins 47%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-12).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Barnsley had the sharper finishing (4-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 14-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 21
Avg: 1.61 / 0.91

Points

46
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5
Barnsley (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-2-10

Goals For / Against

36 / 37
Avg: 1.57 / 1.61

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.52
1.61
GF
1.57
0.91
GA
1.61
48%
O2.5
70%
48%
BTTS
70%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Barnsley rank12th
Reading points75
Barnsley points61
Reading: #7 · 75 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barnsley: #12 · 61 pts · GD -4
31 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L W W D
Points7/15
Weighted index36
Goals7-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barnsley last 5 away

W L L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals11-15
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Barnsley score away83%
Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Barnsley score first0%
Barnsley win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Barnsley 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.40
Reading concede at home0.91 vs 1.18
Barnsley score away1.57 vs 1.18
Barnsley concede away1.61 vs 1.40
Reading score 15% above league average, while Barnsley score 33% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 23% below league average at home, and Barnsley are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.60
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Barnsley goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
9
Total Shots
8
12
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
0
1
Shots Inside Box
3
8
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
2
7
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
377
335
Passes Accurate
281
242
Passes %
75%
72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (100.0%)
BTTS6 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

Reading vs Barnsley Head-to-Head History by Season