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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
1Birmingham CityBirmingham40298373294495
2Wrexham422410859322782
3Wycombe WanderersWycombe422312767373081
4Stockport CountyStockport422211963372677
5Charlton AthleticCharlton4222101058382076
6Reading421912115951869
7Leyton Orient422061661431866
8Bolton WanderersBolton42206166362166
9Huddersfield TownHuddersfield421971654441064
10Blackpool4115151163531060
11Barnsley42169176064-457
12Lincoln CityLincoln421413155749855
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham42159184853-554
14Stevenage411410173844-652
15Exeter CityExeter421410184558-1352
16Peterborough UnitedPeterborough41139196272-1048
17Wigan AthleticWigan411114163539-447
18Mansfield TownMansfield41138204959-1047
19Northampton TownNorthampton421114174259-1747
20Burton Albion411012194459-1542
21Bristol Rovers42126244268-2642
22Crawley TownCrawley4299244981-3236
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge42811234066-2635
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury4279263771-3430


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