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England League One · ·Referee: S Oldham

Reading 2–1 Barnsley

Full time · half time 0–1 · season 2026/2027

Home ✓ 1.53 fair 1.75
Draw 4.20 fair 4.65
Away 5.00 fair 4.70
Under 2.5 2.70 fair 2.54
Over 2.5 ✓ 1.44 fair 1.65

Bet365 odds before kick-off. Highlighted = our prediction. ✓ = what happened. "Fair" = odds that would match our model's probability.

Match facts

Reading Barnsley
12 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 4
0.92 Expected goals (xG) 0.75
6 Corners 7
10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✓ Result correct ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (128 league matches this season so far).
Result Reading to win
Goals Over 2.5
Both teams score Yes fair 1.70
Expected goals 2.00 – 1.14
Home / Draw / Away
ReadingDrawBarnsley
Under / Over 2.5 goals
Under 2.5Over 2.5
Both teams to score
NoYes
Total goals in the match
Most likely scores
1–1 9.9% 2–1 9.9% 1–0 8.7%

Statistics 2026/2027, before this match

Reading before this match, all matches
1.64points / match
2.09scored / match
1.09conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 11 played · 23:12
Barnsley before this match, all matches
0.80points / match
1.00scored / match
1.90conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 10 played · 10:19
Reading all matches all matches Barnsley

Per match

2.09 Goals scored 1.00
1.09 Goals conceded 1.90
3.18 Total goals 2.90
1.99 xG created 1.40
1.15 xG allowed 1.66
15.91 Shots 17.50
5.09 Shots on target 5.10
12.27 Shots faced 13.80
5.36 Corners 7.80
4.09 Corners against 6.20
11.27 Fouls 14.10
1.64 Yellow cards 2.60
0.82 1st-half goals scored 0.40
0.18 1st-half goals conceded 0.60

How often Full Time

45% Wins 20%
27% Draws 20%
27% Losses 60%
91% Over 0.5 goals 90%
73% Over 1.5 goals 80%
55% Over 2.5 goals 70%
45% Over 3.5 goals 30%
27% Over 4.5 goals 10%
18% Over 5.5 goals 10%
55% Both teams scored 70%
36% Clean sheets 10%
18% Failed to score 30%

How often Half Time

45% Wins 30%
45% Draws 40%
9% Losses 30%
55% Over 0.5 goals 70%
18% Over 1.5 goals 30%
18% Over 2.5 goals 0%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Reading all matches
Barnsley all matches
Reading before this match, at home
2.17points / match
2.50scored / match
1.00conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 6 played · 15:6
Barnsley before this match, away
0.80points / match
1.00scored / match
1.80conceded / match
WonDrawnLost 5 played · 5:9
Reading at home away Barnsley

Per match

2.50 Goals scored 1.00
1.00 Goals conceded 1.80
3.50 Total goals 2.80
2.11 xG created 1.13
1.29 xG allowed 1.35
15.50 Shots 15.20
5.00 Shots on target 4.20
13.17 Shots faced 13.00
5.33 Corners 6.00
3.17 Corners against 6.00
10.50 Fouls 13.60
1.33 Yellow cards 2.00
1.17 1st-half goals scored 0.40
0.33 1st-half goals conceded 0.80

How often Full Time

67% Wins 20%
17% Draws 20%
17% Losses 60%
100% Over 0.5 goals 80%
83% Over 1.5 goals 80%
50% Over 2.5 goals 80%
50% Over 3.5 goals 40%
33% Over 4.5 goals 0%
17% Over 5.5 goals 0%
50% Both teams scored 60%
50% Clean sheets 20%
0% Failed to score 40%

How often Half Time

50% Wins 40%
33% Draws 20%
17% Losses 40%
67% Over 0.5 goals 80%
33% Over 1.5 goals 40%
33% Over 2.5 goals 0%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Reading at home
Barnsley away

Last 10 matches before this match

Reading all matches

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
21.10.26 Reading – Leyton Orient 1–0 (0–0) 1.494.105.50 1.62 2.25
17.10.26 Wigan – Reading 1–0 (0–0) 3.503.601.91 1.67 2.15
10.10.26 Milton Keynes Dons – Reading 1–5 (0–1) 2.653.502.40 1.67 2.15
03.10.26 Reading – Bradford 1–1 (0–1) 2.203.403.10 2.00 1.85
26.09.26 Wycombe – Reading 2–2 (0–0) 2.453.602.50 1.67 2.15
19.09.26 Reading – Notts County 2–0 (0–0) 1.763.704.00 1.83 2.03
12.09.26 Cambridge – Reading 2–1 (0–1) 2.553.102.65 2.00 1.85
05.09.26 Reading – Blackpool 3–1 (1–0) 1.913.403.75 1.75 2.05
02.09.26 Reading – Mansfield 5–0 (3–0) 1.963.503.40 1.75 2.05
22.08.26 AFC Wimbledon – Reading 0–0 (0–0) 2.503.252.57 2.05 1.75

Barnsley all matches

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
20.10.26 Luton – Barnsley 2–1 (2–0) 1.494.205.25 1.44 2.70
17.10.26 Barnsley – Cambridge 1–2 (1–0) 2.353.502.65 1.62 2.25
10.10.26 Stockport – Barnsley 3–1 (0–1) 1.394.507.00 1.40 2.88
19.09.26 Barnsley – Leicester 1–1 (0–1) 3.303.751.96 1.48 2.60
12.09.26 Plymouth – Barnsley 3–0 (2–0) 1.574.005.00 1.50 2.50
05.09.26 Barnsley – Stevenage 1–5 (1–1) 2.053.303.40 1.98 1.88
02.09.26 Barnsley – Blackpool 2–1 (0–0) 2.103.503.00 1.70 2.10
29.08.26 Leyton Orient – Barnsley 1–3 (0–1) 2.153.403.00 1.75 2.05
22.08.26 Doncaster – Barnsley 0–0 (0–0) 1.963.503.50 1.75 2.05
15.08.26 Barnsley – Bromley 0–1 (0–0) 2.053.503.30 1.90 1.95

Reading at home

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
21.10.26 Reading – Leyton Orient 1–0 (0–0) 1.494.105.50 1.62 2.25
03.10.26 Reading – Bradford 1–1 (0–1) 2.203.403.10 2.00 1.85
19.09.26 Reading – Notts County 2–0 (0–0) 1.763.704.00 1.83 2.03
05.09.26 Reading – Blackpool 3–1 (1–0) 1.913.403.75 1.75 2.05
02.09.26 Reading – Mansfield 5–0 (3–0) 1.963.503.40 1.75 2.05
15.08.26 Reading – Luton 3–4 (3–1) 3.303.402.05 1.93 1.93
02.05.26 Reading – Blackpool 0–1 (0–0) 2.203.403.00 1.85 2.00
18.04.26 Reading – Cardiff 1–3 (0–1) 4.754.001.57 1.62 2.25
06.04.26 Reading – Lincoln 1–2 (0–1) 4.103.251.79 2.10 1.70
28.03.26 Reading – Wigan 3–0 (2–0) 2.153.303.20 2.15 1.67

Barnsley away

Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
20.10.26 Luton – Barnsley 2–1 (2–0) 1.494.205.25 1.44 2.70
10.10.26 Stockport – Barnsley 3–1 (0–1) 1.394.507.00 1.40 2.88
12.09.26 Plymouth – Barnsley 3–0 (2–0) 1.574.005.00 1.50 2.50
29.08.26 Leyton Orient – Barnsley 1–3 (0–1) 2.153.403.00 1.75 2.05
22.08.26 Doncaster – Barnsley 0–0 (0–0) 1.963.503.50 1.75 2.05
28.04.26 Northampton – Barnsley 0–1 (0–1) 2.823.752.10 1.62 2.25
25.04.26 Luton – Barnsley 2–1 (1–1) 1.394.756.50 1.50 2.50
21.04.26 Stevenage – Barnsley 1–0 (1–0) 1.763.304.50 2.15 1.67
14.04.26 Port Vale – Barnsley 0–0 (0–0) 2.703.202.45 1.98 1.88
11.04.26 Rotherham – Barnsley 1–3 (0–1) 2.403.502.57 1.73 2.08

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

Reading winsDrawsBarnsley wins
8matches
3.75goals / match
75%over 2.5
88%both scored
Date Match Score 1 X 2 O U
24.01.26E2 Reading – Barnsley 2–2 (1–1) 2.253.602.82 1.73 2.08
13.09.25E2 Barnsley – Reading 3–2 (1–1) 1.763.804.20 1.62 2.25
03.05.25E2 Reading – Barnsley 2–4 (0–0) 1.703.804.50 1.50 2.40
26.11.24E2 Barnsley – Reading 2–2 (1–0) 1.673.804.75 1.57 2.35
13.04.24E2 Barnsley – Reading 2–2 (1–1) 1.803.754.20 1.65 2.20
09.12.23E2 Reading – Barnsley 1–3 (1–1) 2.803.402.50 1.75 2.05
02.04.22E1 Barnsley – Reading 1–1 (1–0) 2.203.303.40 2.10 1.72
16.10.21E1 Reading – Barnsley 1–0 (0–0) 2.153.253.60 2.20 1.66

England League One table 2026/2027, before this match

All matches – league table
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Huddersfield 12 7 4 1 24 11 +13 25
2 Stockport 11 7 1 3 23 11 +12 22
3 Bradford 11 6 3 2 10 5 +5 21
4 Cambridge 11 5 5 1 18 14 +4 20
5 Plymouth 12 6 1 5 18 17 +1 19
6 Reading 11 5 3 3 23 12 +11 18
7 Sheffield Weds 10 5 3 2 20 10 +10 18
8 Oxford 9 5 3 1 18 10 +8 18
9 Luton 11 5 2 4 21 19 +2 17
10 Stevenage 10 4 3 3 15 10 +5 15
11 Mansfield 10 4 3 3 16 15 +1 15
12 Leicester 11 4 3 4 17 17 0 15
13 Leyton Orient 11 4 2 5 15 12 +3 14
14 Burton 12 3 5 4 16 18 -2 14
15 Wycombe 11 3 5 3 18 22 -4 14
16 AFC Wimbledon 11 3 3 5 7 18 -11 12
17 Blackpool 10 3 2 5 15 16 -1 11
18 Notts County 10 2 4 4 10 13 -3 10
19 Doncaster 10 2 3 5 10 13 -3 9
20 Milton Keynes Dons 10 1 6 3 11 18 -7 9
21 Peterboro 11 2 3 6 10 20 -10 9
22 Barnsley 10 2 2 6 10 19 -9 8
23 Bromley 10 2 2 6 9 25 -16 8
24 Wigan 11 2 1 8 8 17 -9 7
  • Promotion to Championship
  • Promotion play-offs
  • Relegation to League Two
Home – league table
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Huddersfield 6 4 2 0 15 6 +9 14
2 Reading 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13
3 Stockport 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12
4 Mansfield 5 3 2 0 10 5 +5 11
5 Luton 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11
6 Cambridge 6 3 2 1 10 8 +2 11
7 Stevenage 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10
8 Bradford 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 10
9 Plymouth 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 9
10 Sheffield Weds 5 2 2 1 12 3 +9 8
11 Blackpool 5 2 2 1 11 7 +4 8
12 Oxford 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
13 AFC Wimbledon 5 2 2 1 2 3 -1 8
14 Burton 6 1 4 1 10 9 +1 7
15 Notts County 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7
16 Wycombe 6 1 3 2 10 12 -2 6
17 Leyton Orient 6 2 0 4 7 10 -3 6
18 Milton Keynes Dons 5 1 3 1 5 8 -3 6
19 Leicester 5 2 0 3 6 10 -4 6
20 Wigan 5 2 0 3 4 8 -4 6
21 Peterboro 5 1 2 2 5 7 -2 5
22 Doncaster 5 1 2 2 4 6 -2 5
23 Barnsley 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 4
24 Bromley 5 1 1 3 3 13 -10 4
Away – league table
# Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Huddersfield 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
2 Bradford 6 3 2 1 4 3 +1 11
3 Stockport 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10
4 Oxford 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 10
5 Sheffield Weds 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Plymouth 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
7 Leicester 6 2 3 1 11 7 +4 9
8 Cambridge 5 2 3 0 8 6 +2 9
9 Leyton Orient 5 2 2 1 8 2 +6 8
10 Wycombe 5 2 2 1 8 10 -2 8
11 Burton 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 7
12 Luton 5 2 0 3 12 13 -1 6
13 Reading 5 1 2 2 8 6 +2 5
14 Stevenage 5 1 2 2 6 5 +1 5
15 Doncaster 5 1 1 3 6 7 -1 4
16 Mansfield 5 1 1 3 6 10 -4 4
17 Barnsley 5 1 1 3 5 9 -4 4
18 Bromley 5 1 1 3 6 12 -6 4
19 Peterboro 6 1 1 4 5 13 -8 4
20 AFC Wimbledon 6 1 1 4 5 15 -10 4
21 Milton Keynes Dons 5 0 3 2 6 10 -4 3
22 Notts County 5 0 3 2 4 8 -4 3
23 Blackpool 5 1 0 4 4 9 -5 3
24 Wigan 6 0 1 5 4 9 -5 1

Reading   Barnsley

Under / Over goals 2026/2027, before this match

Goals
All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1 1 Huddersfield 12 4 8 2.0 0.9 7 4 1 24 11 25
2 9 Luton 11 3 8 1.9 1.7 5 2 4 21 19 17
3 14 Burton 12 4 8 1.3 1.5 3 5 4 16 18 14
4 4 Cambridge 11 4 7 1.6 1.3 5 5 1 18 14 20
5 8 Oxford 9 2 7 2.0 1.1 5 3 1 18 10 18
6 11 Mansfield 10 3 7 1.6 1.5 4 3 3 16 15 15
7 12 Leicester 11 4 7 1.5 1.5 4 3 4 17 17 15
8 15 Wycombe 11 4 7 1.6 2.0 3 5 3 18 22 14
9 22 Barnsley 10 3 7 1.0 1.9 2 2 6 10 19 8
10 2 Stockport 11 5 6 2.1 1.0 7 1 3 23 11 22
11 5 Plymouth 12 6 6 1.5 1.4 6 1 5 18 17 19
12 6 Reading 11 5 6 2.1 1.1 5 3 3 23 12 18
13 7 Sheffield Weds 10 4 6 2.0 1.0 5 3 2 20 10 18
14 17 Blackpool 10 4 6 1.5 1.6 3 2 5 15 16 11
15 21 Peterboro 11 5 6 0.9 1.8 2 3 6 10 20 9
16 23 Bromley 10 4 6 0.9 2.5 2 2 6 9 25 8
17 10 Stevenage 10 5 5 1.5 1.0 4 3 3 15 10 15
18 16 AFC Wimbledon 11 6 5 0.6 1.6 3 3 5 7 18 12
19 20 Milton Keynes Dons 10 5 5 1.1 1.8 1 6 3 11 18 9
20 24 Wigan 11 6 5 0.7 1.5 2 1 8 8 17 7
21 13 Leyton Orient 11 7 4 1.4 1.1 4 2 5 15 12 14
22 19 Doncaster 10 6 4 1.0 1.3 2 3 5 10 13 9
23 18 Notts County 10 7 3 1.0 1.3 2 4 4 10 13 10
24 3 Bradford 11 10 1 0.9 0.5 6 3 2 10 5 21
Home – Under/Over goals
#
1 1 Huddersfield 6 1 5 2.5 1.0 4 2 0 15 6 14
2 2 Stockport 6 2 4 2.3 1.3 4 0 2 14 8 12
3 4 Cambridge 6 2 4 1.7 1.3 3 2 1 10 8 11
4 10 Stevenage 5 1 4 1.8 1.0 3 1 1 9 5 10
5 12 Leicester 5 1 4 1.2 2.0 2 0 3 6 10 6
6 14 Burton 6 2 4 1.7 1.5 1 4 1 10 9 7
7 15 Wycombe 6 2 4 1.7 2.0 1 3 2 10 12 6
8 5 Plymouth 6 3 3 1.3 1.2 3 0 3 8 7 9
9 6 Reading 6 3 3 2.5 1.0 4 1 1 15 6 13
10 8 Oxford 4 1 3 2.0 1.0 2 2 0 8 4 8
11 9 Luton 6 3 3 1.5 1.0 3 2 1 9 6 11
12 11 Mansfield 5 2 3 2.0 1.0 3 2 0 10 5 11
13 13 Leyton Orient 6 3 3 1.2 1.7 2 0 4 7 10 6
14 17 Blackpool 5 2 3 2.2 1.4 2 2 1 11 7 8
15 21 Peterboro 5 2 3 1.0 1.4 1 2 2 5 7 5
16 22 Barnsley 5 2 3 1.0 2.0 1 1 3 5 10 4
17 23 Bromley 5 2 3 0.6 2.6 1 1 3 3 13 4
18 7 Sheffield Weds 5 3 2 2.4 0.6 2 2 1 12 3 8
19 18 Notts County 5 3 2 1.2 1.0 2 1 2 6 5 7
20 20 Milton Keynes Dons 5 3 2 1.0 1.6 1 3 1 5 8 6
21 24 Wigan 5 3 2 0.8 1.6 2 0 3 4 8 6
22 3 Bradford 5 4 1 1.2 0.4 3 1 1 6 2 10
23 16 AFC Wimbledon 5 4 1 0.4 0.6 2 2 1 2 3 8
24 19 Doncaster 5 4 1 0.8 1.2 1 2 2 4 6 5
Away – Under/Over goals
#
1 9 Luton 5 0 5 2.4 2.6 2 0 3 12 13 6
2 7 Sheffield Weds 5 1 4 1.6 1.4 3 1 1 8 7 10
3 8 Oxford 5 1 4 2.0 1.2 3 1 1 10 6 10
4 11 Mansfield 5 1 4 1.2 2.0 1 1 3 6 10 4
5 14 Burton 6 2 4 1.0 1.5 2 1 3 6 9 7
6 16 AFC Wimbledon 6 2 4 0.8 2.5 1 1 4 5 15 4
7 22 Barnsley 5 1 4 1.0 1.8 1 1 3 5 9 4
8 1 Huddersfield 6 3 3 1.5 0.8 3 2 1 9 5 11
9 4 Cambridge 5 2 3 1.6 1.2 2 3 0 8 6 9
10 5 Plymouth 6 3 3 1.7 1.7 3 1 2 10 10 10
11 6 Reading 5 2 3 1.6 1.2 1 2 2 8 6 5
12 12 Leicester 6 3 3 1.8 1.2 2 3 1 11 7 9
13 15 Wycombe 5 2 3 1.6 2.0 2 2 1 8 10 8
14 17 Blackpool 5 2 3 0.8 1.8 1 0 4 4 9 3
15 19 Doncaster 5 2 3 1.2 1.4 1 1 3 6 7 4
16 20 Milton Keynes Dons 5 2 3 1.2 2.0 0 3 2 6 10 3
17 21 Peterboro 6 3 3 0.8 2.2 1 1 4 5 13 4
18 23 Bromley 5 2 3 1.2 2.4 1 1 3 6 12 4
19 24 Wigan 6 3 3 0.7 1.5 0 1 5 4 9 1
20 2 Stockport 5 3 2 1.8 0.6 3 1 1 9 3 10
21 10 Stevenage 5 4 1 1.2 1.0 1 2 2 6 5 5
22 13 Leyton Orient 5 4 1 1.6 0.4 2 2 1 8 2 8
23 18 Notts County 5 4 1 0.8 1.6 0 3 2 4 8 3
24 3 Bradford 6 6 0 0.7 0.5 3 2 1 4 3 11

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.

Results and odds courtesy of football-data.co.uk · updated 27 Oct 2026, 20:51