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League One | Gameweek 21
Dec 9, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Barnsley

Reading
1 - 3
Barnsley

Knibbs (4')
Craig (11'), Selles (12'), Smith (39')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Kane (39' pen.), Cole (80'), Watters (87')
Cadden (14'), Cole (61'), Styles (63'), Phillips (67'), Kane (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Reading and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackpool 2-1 Barnsley
Tuesday, December 5 at 7pm in EFL Trophy

We said: Reading 2-2 Barnsley

While Reading may be languishing in the relegation zone, one defeat in five competitive matches suggests that the Royals may be on the up, and we think that Selles's rejuvenated side will do enough to take a point off playoff-chasing Barnsley on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 40.76%. A win for Reading had a probability of 34.49% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.41%) and 0-2 (6.37%). The likeliest Reading win was 2-1 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barnsley would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawBarnsley
34.49%24.74%40.76%
Both teams to score 58.34% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.23% (0.0019999999999953 0)44.77% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.87% (0.00099999999999767 0)67.13%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.74% (0.0010000000000048 0)25.25% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.99% (0.0010000000000048 0)60.01%
Barnsley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.05% (0.0010000000000048 0)21.95% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.76% (0.0010000000000048 0)55.23% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Score Analysis
    Reading 34.49%
    Barnsley 40.76%
    Draw 24.74%
ReadingDrawBarnsley
2-1 @ 7.96%
1-0 @ 7.63%
2-0 @ 5.25%
3-1 @ 3.65%
3-2 @ 2.77%
3-0 @ 2.41%
4-1 @ 1.26%
4-2 @ 0.95%
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 34.49%
1-1 @ 11.56%
2-2 @ 6.04%
0-0 @ 5.54% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-3 @ 1.4%
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.74%
1-2 @ 8.77%
0-1 @ 8.41%
0-2 @ 6.37%
1-3 @ 4.43%
0-3 @ 3.22%
2-3 @ 3.05%
1-4 @ 1.68%
0-4 @ 1.22%
2-4 @ 1.16%
Other @ 2.45%
Total : 40.76%

Head to Head
Apr 2, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 40
Barnsley
1-1
Reading
Morris (5')
Andersen (11'), Brittain (66')
Laurent (82')
Swift (34'), Ince (56')
Oct 16, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 12
Reading
1-0
Barnsley
Swift (77')

Brittain (29'), Gomes (56')
Apr 2, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 39
Barnsley
1-1
Reading
Mowatt (61' pen.)
Woodrow (18'), Palmer (25'), Halme (68')
Ejaria (34')
Sep 19, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 2
Reading
2-0
Barnsley
Meite (67'), Olise (76')
Laurent (49')

Andersen (23'), Ritzmaier (45'), Mowatt (74')
Helik (42'), Andersen (68')
Feb 29, 2020 3pm
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham26186244182660
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe28177454292558
3Wrexham28157641241752
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield27146739231648
5Stockport CountyStockport28138743281547
6Leyton Orient27135940241644
7Bolton WanderersBolton28135104342144
8Charlton AthleticCharlton2712783426843
9Barnsley28126104139242
10Reading27125104241141
11Lincoln CityLincoln28108103433138
12Mansfield TownMansfield26114113432237
13Blackpool2791083938137
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham27107103231137
15Stevenage2610792324-137
16Wigan AthleticWigan2796122627-133
17Exeter CityExeter2895143242-1032
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2886144452-830
19Bristol Rovers2784152543-1828
20Northampton TownNorthampton2869132543-1827
21Burton Albion2859143044-1424
22Crawley TownCrawley2666142646-2024
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2756162849-2121
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2755172647-2120


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