Reading vs Barnsley

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🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Yates 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Reading 15 · Barnsley 6
Referee Stats
16 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 31%
Draws 31%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Barnsley outshot their opponent (13-21).
  • Reading controlled possession (59%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

39 / 24
Avg: 1.70 / 1.04

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

2
Barnsley (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-6-5

Goals For / Against

47 / 33
Avg: 1.96 / 1.38

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
1.88
1.70
GF
1.96
1.04
GA
1.38
43%
O2.5
65%
57%
BTTS
74%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank15th
Barnsley rank6th
Reading points59
Barnsley points76
Reading: #15 · 59 pts · GD -2
33 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barnsley: #6 · 76 pts · GD +18
16 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

W D W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals10-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Barnsley last 5 away

L L L L W
Points3/15
Weighted index7
Goals9-11
Record1-0-4
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 2.543%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.591%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Barnsley score away96%
Barnsley clean sheet away22%

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 home1.70 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.18
Barnsley score away1.96 vs 1.18
Barnsley concede away1.38 vs 1.41
Reading score 20% above league average, while Barnsley score 67% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% below league average at home, and Barnsley are 2% below 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
6
4
Total Shots
13
21
Shots off Goal
4
10
Blocked Shots
3
7
Shots Inside Box
7
13
Shots Outside Box
6
8
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
12
15
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
490
344
Passes Accurate
367
216
Passes %
75%
63%

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