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Reading v Barnsley

Reading
2–1Full time
Barnsley

League One · SAT 24 OCT · Madejski Stadium

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 18:08
Reading 2–1 Barnsley READING WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT2–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Reading win55%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.302
The market’s Brier score0.247

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay18 notes · 28 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Reading win at 55%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Reading 55% before kick-off, 55% now. 0–0 · 55–21–24
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Reading v Barnsley
  4. 7′A goal for Barnsley on 7′. 0–0 · 54–22–24
  5. 12′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 30%. 0–1 · 30–23–47
  6. 12′⚽ GOAL · 7' Reading 0–1 Barnsley · Vimal Yoganathan
  7. 12′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 12' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 30% now
  8. 12′THE CALL SWINGS · 12' Barnsley win is now our likeliest result at 47% (was Reading win 53%)
  9. 13′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 0–1 · 29–23–47
  10. 25′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 25' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 25% now
  11. 28′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 0–1 · 24–25–51
  12. 30′The goal count is tracking the 3.3 we expected. 0–1 · 24–25–51
  13. 35′SUBSTITUTION · 34' Reading · On: Randell Williams · Off: P. Lane
  14. 41′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 0–1 · 19–26–55
  15. 45′HALF-TIME Reading 0–1 Barnsley
  16. 45′SECOND HALF Reading 0–1 Barnsley
  17. 50′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 50' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 15% now
  18. 53′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–26–59
  19. 55′Reading level it on 54′ through Kyreece Joshua Lisbie. 1–1. 1–1 · 40–39–21
  20. 55′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 40%. 1–1 · 40–39–21
  21. 55′⚽ GOAL · 54' Reading 1–1 Barnsley · Kyreece Joshua Lisbie
  22. 55′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 55' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 40% now
  23. 56′We said Reading at 55%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 39%. 1–1 · 39–40–21
  24. 59′THE CALL SWINGS · 59' Draw is now our likeliest result at 42% (was Barnsley win 60%)
  25. 61′🟨 YELLOW · 60' Paudie O’Connor · Reading
  26. 62′Barnsley have had 9 attempts to 4 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 35–45–19
  27. 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 62' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 35% now
  28. 69′Kyreece Joshua Lisbie scores for Reading on 68′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 83–15–2
  29. 69′We said Reading at 55% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 83%. 2–1 · 83–15–2
  30. 69′⚽ GOAL · 68' Reading 2–1 Barnsley · Kyreece Joshua Lisbie
  31. 69′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 69' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 83% now
  32. 69′THE CALL SWINGS · 69' Reading win is now our likeliest result at 83% (was Draw 53%)
  33. 73′We said Reading at 55% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 85%. 2–1 · 85–13–2
  34. 73′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 73' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 85% now
  35. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Barnsley · On: Tyrese Noslin · Off: Vimal Yoganathan
  36. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Barnsley · On: Makenzie Kirk · Off: Tobi Adeyemo
  37. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Reading · On: Jamie Reid · Off: Jacob Brown
  38. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Reading · On: Charlie Savage · Off: Josh Stokes
  39. 81′We said Reading at 55% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 90%. 2–1 · 90–9–1
  40. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Barnsley · On: A. Richards · Off: Arley Kay
  41. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Barnsley · On: Royce Brownlie · Off: Cameron McGeehan
  42. 88′We said Reading at 55% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 95%. 2–1 · 95–5–0
  43. 88′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 88' Reading win: 55% at kick-off, 95% now
  44. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Barnsley · On: Jonathan Bland · Off: Ziyad Larkeche
  45. 90′2–1 at the end. Our 55% on Reading comes in. 2–1 · 100–0–0
  46. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 90+4' Reading · On: Daniel·Kyerewaa · Off: Kyreece Joshua Lisbie
  47. FTFULL TIME Reading 2–1 Barnsley
  48. FTReading 2–1 Barnsley · Reading win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 2–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Reading are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Reading 55%, draw 21%, Barnsley 24%. Over 2.5 goals 64%, both teams to score 62%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Reading win55%
Draw21%
Barnsley win24%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 15:00

RoundMatchday 13

VenueMadejski Stadium

Line-ups

Reading

4-2-3-1

Barnsley

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Reading

Barnsley

3Days since last match4

Last match: 21 Oct · the English League One

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League One

4Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
6Reading11+1118
22Barnsley10−98

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Reading

4-2-3-1

1 Joel Pereira

2 U. Godwin-Malife

15 P. O'Connor

3 J. Dorsett

5 H. Roberts

10 L. Wing

4 A. Rinomhota

19 Kyreece Lisbie

28 J. Stokes

32 P. Lane

18 J. Brown

Coach · L. Richardson

Substitutes

25 · J. Stevens

9 · J. Reid

8 · C. Savage

14 · R. Williams

6 · L. Fraser

11 · D. Kyerewaa

20 · J. Knight

Barnsley

4-2-3-1

1 C. Slicker

2 A. Kay

4 S. Gale

5 J. Shepherd

3 Z. Larkeche

8 C. McGeehan

48 L. Connell

45 Vimal Yoganathan

22 Patrick Kelly

19 R. Cleary

7 T. Adeyemo

Coach · D. Stendel

Substitutes

30 · Jonathan Bland

32 · Royce Brownlie

11 · T. Noslin

12 · J. Okedina

25 · Rogan Ravenhill

17 · Amani Richards

9 · M. Kirk

Our number · reading winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
55% The market59%
Us55%
Market59%

We make Reading a 55% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are 4 points less confident than the market. The model expects 2.1–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Reading v Barnsley2.06 – 1.28
Form · last six in League One this season · since 5 SeptW3 D2 L1 · W0 D1 L5
Table places · points 18 v 86 v 22
The market · Reading win59% · ours 55%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
50%55%60%65% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 14:15
Our probability · Reading win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Reading win55%59%−4
Draw21%21%0
Barnsley win24%19%+5
Over 2.5 goals64%65%−1
Both teams to score62%62%0
Over 1.5 goals84%84%0
Over 3.5 goals43%45%−2
Reading or draw76%81%−5
Reading clean sheet28%––
Barnsley clean sheet13%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 2–1 at 9.4%
0123450 3.7 4.7 3.0 1 7.5 9.3 5.9 2.5 2 7.5 9.4 6.0 2.6 3 5.1 6.4 4.1 4 2.7 3.3 2.1 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Reading down, Barnsley across0–5 goals a side shown (97.7% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

8 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting3.75
Over 2.56 of 8
Both scored7 of 8
Last meetingsREA 2–2 BAR · BAR 3–2 REA · REA 2–4 BAR · BAR 2–2 REA

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League One this season · since 5 Sept

READING

WDDWLW2–0 · 2–2 · 1–1 · 5–1 · 0–1 · 1–0

BARNSLEY

LLDLLL1–5 · 0–3 · 1–1 · 1–3 · 1–2 · 1–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Stockport County11+1222
2Huddersfield11+1222
3Bradford11+521
4Cambridge United11+420
5Plymouth12+119
6Reading11+1118
7Sheffield Wednesday10+1018
8Oxford United9+818
9Stevenage10+515
10Leicester10+115
11Mansfield Town10+115
12Leyton Orient11+314
13Luton10+114
14Burton Albion12−214
15Wycombe11−414
16AFC Wimbledon11−1112
17Blackpool10−111
18Notts County10−310
19Doncaster10−39
20Milton Keynes Dons10−79
21Peterborough11−109
22Barnsley10−98
23Bromley10−168
24Wigan10−87

The competition's standings before kick-off.