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Reading vs Barnsley

Saturday, 24 October 2026

Playing. Source reports: 2ND HALF. Checked within the last 15 minutes.
Live score
Reading2-1Barnsley
1ST HALF
0-1
2ND HALF
2-0

Match preview

The model makes Reading favourites at 72% (Barnsley 13%, draw 15%). That rests on expected goals of 2.46 to 0.93 and 4 wins in Reading's last 10 matches to 1 for Barnsley. It puts over 2.5 goals at 74% and both teams scoring at 69%.

Key facts

  • Barnsley have lost 5 matches in a row.
  • They last met on 24 Jan 2026, when it finished 2-2.
England•League One
W3d
L7d
L11d
W14d
D21d
D28d
W35d
L39d
L42d
W49d
4W · 2D · 4L
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L4d
L7d
L14d
L18d
L32d
D35d
D39d
L42d
L49d
W52d
1W · 2D · 7L
Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 17:00
Playing. Source reports: 2ND HALF. Checked within the last 15 minutes.
Live score
Reading2-1Barnsley
1ST HALF
0-1
2ND HALF
2-0
H2H: 2-5-3
Home & away form · from last 10 matches
Reading at homeBarnsley away
65
3/60/5
1/61/5
2/64/5
1.331.20
1.003.00
5/64/5
2/61/5
1/61/5
4/65/5
2/65/5
2/60/5
1/61/5
2/65/5
3/64/5
Model Prediction
Expected Goals
Reading: 2.46
Expected Goals
Barnsley: 0.93
Reading
72%
Draw
15%
Barnsley
13%
Over 2.5: 74%
BTTS: 69%
Quality: high
Team 1 Form
Reading · # = league position now
21 Oct2026
Reading#6 vs Leyton Orient#13
1-0W
17 Oct2026
Wigan#22 vs Reading#6
1-0L
13 Oct2026
Reading#6 vs Chelsea U21#2
0-2L
10 Oct2026
mk Dons#20 vs Reading#6
1-5W
03 Oct2026
Reading#6 vs Bradford City#3
1-1D
26 Sept2026
Wycombe#15 vs Reading#6
2-2D
19 Sept2026
Reading#6 vs Notts County#18
2-0W
15 Sept2026
Reading#6 vs Brentford#7
1-2L
12 Sept2026
Cambridge Utd#4 vs Reading#6
2-1L
05 Sept2026
Reading#6 vs Blackpool#17
3-1W
Team 2 Form
Barnsley · # = league position now
20 Oct2026
Luton#11 vs Barnsley#23
2-1L
17 Oct2026
Barnsley#23 vs Cambridge Utd#4
1-2L
10 Oct2026
Stockport County#2 vs Barnsley#23
3-1L
06 Oct2026
Fleetwood#2 vs Barnsley#23
4-1L
22 Sept2026
Barnsley#23 vs Leeds U21#3
3-4L
19 Sept2026
Barnsley#23 vs Leicester#9
1-1D
15 Sept2026
Peterborough#21 vs Barnsley#23
3-3D
12 Sept2026
Plymouth#5 vs Barnsley#23
3-0L
05 Sept2026
Barnsley#23 vs Stevenage#10
1-5L
02 Sept2026
Barnsley#23 vs Blackpool#17
2-1W
Head-to-Head
Last 10 · # = league position now
24 Jan2026
Reading#6 vs Barnsley#23
2-2•
13 Sept2025
Barnsley#23 vs Reading#6
3-2•
03 May2025
Reading#6 vs Barnsley#23
2-4•
26 Nov2024
Barnsley#23 vs Reading#6
2-2•
13 Apr2024
Barnsley#23 vs Reading#6
2-2•
09 Dec2023
Reading#6 vs Barnsley#23
1-3•
02 Apr2022
Barnsley#23 vs Reading#6
1-1•
16 Oct2021
Reading#6 vs Barnsley#23
1-0•
02 Apr2021
Barnsley#23 vs Reading#6
1-1•
19 Sept2020
Reading#6 vs Barnsley#23
2-0•

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