Season so far

League One

Key, Reading v Barnsley
League position, Reading 7th, Barnsley 12thTotal points, Reading 75, Barnsley 58

Goals scored

Reading 66Barnsley 65

Form guide

All competitions

Reading won
v Bristol Rovers
0
2
League One
Barnsley lose
v Shrewsbury Town
1
2
League One
Reading won
v Mansfield Town
1
5
League One
Barnsley draw
v Peterborough United
1
1
League One
Reading lose
v Lincoln City
0
1
League One
Barnsley lose
v Leyton Orient
4
3
League One
Reading draw
v Northampton Town
0
0
League One
Barnsley won
v Bolton Wanderers
4
1
League One
Reading won
v Shrewsbury Town
1
3
League One
Barnsley lose
v Birmingham City
6
2
League One

Previous meetings

All competitions

Reading and Barnsley
Played
30
Reading Won 13Barnsley Won 7Draw 10

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Barnsley 2 , Reading 2 on the 26th of November 2024
Barnsley
Reading
26th of November 2024
Barnsley 2 , Reading 2 on the 13th of April 2024
Barnsley
Reading
13th of April 2024
Reading 1 , Barnsley 3 on the 9th of December 2023
Reading
Barnsley
9th of December 2023

Match Facts

  • Reading have lost just one of their last 13 league games against Barnsley (W5 D7), though the Royals are winless across their last four meetings with the Yorkshire side (D3 L1).

  • Barnsley won their last away league game against Reading 3-1 in December 2023 and could win consecutive away games for the first time since March 2014.

  • Reading have won just one of their last seven final day fixtures in the Football League (D3 L3), though that sole victory did come last season with a 3-2 success on home soil against Blackpool.

  • Barnsley are winless across their last four games that have come on the final day of a league campaign (D2 L2), since a 2-1 win against Brentford in 2020.