Reading vs Barnsley

2 - 2

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Reading 12 · Barnsley 15

Referee Stats

Leigh Doughty

3 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	33%
Draws	67%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Reading outshot their opponent (10-3).
Reading controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28

Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barnsley (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

1.13

1.43

1.26

1.22

1.57

52%

O2.5

61%

65%

BTTS

65%

52%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Reading rank12th

Barnsley rank15th

Reading points63

Barnsley points59

Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4

28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Barnsley: #15 · 59 pts · GD -5

32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

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.

Barnsley last 5 away

W L L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals5-4

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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%

Reading clean sheet at home26%

Barnsley score away74%

Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%

Reading win after scoring first75%

Barnsley score first39%

Barnsley win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Barnsley 42%

Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Barnsley 30.4'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15

Barnsley score away1.26 vs 1.15

Barnsley concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Reading score 3% below league average, while Barnsley score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Barnsley are 6% 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)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Barnsley goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

538

302

Passes Accurate

451

231

Passes %

84%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' J. Shepherd

22' ↑↓

↑↓

22' ⇄ J. Shepherd

1st substitution · For: M. de Gevigney

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Roberts

Normal Goal

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. McGoldrick

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cleary

57'

57' C. O'Keeffe

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ P. Lane

1st substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Phillips

Normal Goal · Assist: D. McGoldrick

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. McGoldrick

2nd substitution · For: D. Keillor-Dunn

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ K. Doyle

2nd substitution · For: W. Keane

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Yiadom

3rd substitution · For: R. Nyambe

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ H. Roberts

4th substitution · For: M. Ritchie

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Phillips

3rd substitution · For: Vimal Yoganathan

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

J. Marriott

Normal Goal

84'

84' D. Keillor-Dunn

Reading vs Barnsley 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading drew 2-2 with Barnsley on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Leigh Doughty. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: J. Shepherd received a yellow card for Barnsley at 19'. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 22', with J. Shepherd replacing M. de Gevigney. Reading took the lead at 32' when H. Roberts scored, making the score 1-0. Barnsley leveled the score at 38' when D. McGoldrick scored, with the assist credited to R. Cleary, making the score 1-1.

Second half: C. O'Keeffe received a yellow card for Barnsley at 57'. Reading made their 1st substitution at 64', with P. Lane replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. Barnsley took the lead at 67' when A. Phillips scored, with the assist credited to D. McGoldrick, making the score 1-2. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 69', with D. McGoldrick replacing D. Keillor-Dunn. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 79', with K. Doyle replacing W. Keane. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Yiadom replacing R. Nyambe. Reading made their 4th substitution at 79', with H. Roberts replacing M. Ritchie. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 80', with A. Phillips replacing Vimal Yoganathan. Reading leveled the score at 84' when J. Marriott scored, making the score 2-2. D. Keillor-Dunn received a yellow card for Barnsley at 84'.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Barnsley used 3 substitutions. Barnsley got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Reading outshot their opponent (10-3).
Reading controlled possession (64%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (100.0%)
BTTS	6 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Reading vs Barnsley Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

24 Jan 2026 Reading vs Barnsley 2 - 2 13 Sep 2025 Barnsley vs Reading 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Reading vs Barnsley 2 - 4 26 Nov 2024 Barnsley vs Reading 2 - 2

2023-2024 Season

13 Apr 2024 Barnsley vs Reading 2 - 2 09 Dec 2023 Reading vs Barnsley 1 - 3