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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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe23155349252450
2Birmingham CityBirmingham22155238172150
3Wrexham24146436181848
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield22134536191743
5Reading2312473933640
6Barnsley2411673633339
7Stockport CountyStockport24108636251138
8Leyton Orient2310493122934
9Mansfield TownMansfield2210482925434
10Bolton WanderersBolton2210483333034
11Charlton AthleticCharlton229672721633
12Lincoln CityLincoln248792830-231
13Exeter CityExeter2394102729-231
14Stevenage228681820-230
15Blackpool237883134-329
16Wigan AthleticWigan227692120127
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham227692123-227
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2374124145-425
19Northampton TownNorthampton2458112339-1623
20Bristol Rovers2364132138-1722
21Crawley TownCrawley2255122440-1620
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2345142443-1917
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2345142242-2017
24Burton Albion2328132037-1714


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