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BarnsleyBarnsley vs Reading — League One
3-2
ReadingOakwell, Barnsley
Going into the match, Barnsley had won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Reading had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Barnsley 2 wins, 2 drawn. Barnsley are 15th in the League One on 59 points; Reading are 12th on 63.
Match report
Home form going in: Barnsley
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 (W L W W D). 2.3 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Huddersfield · 30 Aug 2025
- L 2-0 at AFC Wimbledon · 23 Aug 2025
- W 0-1 at Peterboro · 19 Aug 2025
- W 0-1 at Peterborough · 19 Aug 2025
- D 1-1 vs Bolton · 16 Aug 2025
- W 3-2 vs Burton · 9 Aug 2025
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (W D D L L). 1.3 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Port Vale · 30 Aug 2025
- D 2-2 at Wycombe · 23 Aug 2025
- D 1-1 at Bolton · 20 Aug 2025
- L 1-2 vs AFC Wimbledon · 16 Aug 2025
- L 0-2 vs Huddersfield · 9 Aug 2025
- L 2-0 at Lincoln · 2 Aug 2025
Head-to-head: Barnsley vs Reading
- Reading --- Barnsley · 24 Oct 2026 · League One
- Reading 2-2 Barnsley · 24 Jan 2026 · League One
- Reading 2-4 Barnsley · 3 May 2025 · League One
Match statistics
| Barnsley | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Total shots | 14 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
League One table — 2025
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 103 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 91 |
| 3 | Stockport | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 77 |
| 4 | Bradford | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 77 |
| 5 | Bolton | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 75 |
| 7 | Luton | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 74 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 73 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 67 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 63 |
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 63 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 60 |
| 14 | Doncaster | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 60 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 59 |
| 16 | Wigan | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 56 |
| 17 | Burton | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 54 |
| 18 | Peterboro | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -21 | 53 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 52 |
| 21 | Exeter | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 49 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -25 | 42 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Northampton | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -35 | 35 |