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Reading edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 29 meetings in EFL League One on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Reading lead the head to head 12–9 (8 draws) from 29 meetings since 1959.
2026-27: Barnsley 2–7–3, Reading 6–4–4. Reading have the better margin, +0.7 a game to -0.8.
Last five: Barnsley 0 wins, Reading 2.
Reading average more goals per game: 1.8 to 1.
At home: Barnsley win 51%, Reading 58% (every game we hold).
Barnsley’s biggest win in the rivalry: 3–0 in 1970-71, by 3.
Reading’s biggest win in the rivalry: 7–0 in 1979-80, by 7.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
929 games · 8 drawn since 195912
25 Oct 2026Barnsley 1Reading 2
25 Jan 2026Barnsley 2Reading 2
14 Sept 2025Barnsley 3Reading 2
4 May 2025Barnsley 4Reading 2
27 Nov 2024Barnsley 2Reading 2
14 Apr 2024Barnsley 2Reading 2
10 Dec 2023Barnsley 3Reading 1
22 Feb 1981Barnsley 2Reading 3
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
112 totalScored per gameper game1.825 total
1.822 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.115 total
