Ace Football previews the League One round 8 match between Barnsley and Reading and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Barnsley appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Reading in round 8 of the League One season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Oakwell Stadium on Saturday.
Barnsley approach round 8 as number 6 in the League One table with 13 points on their account so far. With six rounds behind them, Reading have amassed five points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.
Form: Barnsley vs Reading
Barnsley Form
In the previous three matches, Barnsley lost 2-0 against AFC Wimbledon, beat Rotherham by 2-1 and won 3-1 against Huddersfield. Barnsley won three of their previous six matches at Oakwell Stadium in the League One. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 13 goals to eight against.
Reading Form
In their last three matches, Reading drew 2-2 with Wycombe, beat AFC Wimbledon by 2-1 and beat Port Vale by 1-0. Reading claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Barnsley and Reading
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barnsley and Reading played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 9 Barnsley home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnsley have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnsley have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Barnsley home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Barnsley matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Reading matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Barnsley vs Reading
Lewis Wing shows decent form right now for Reading, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barnsley, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Davis Keillor-Dunn also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League One matches.
Betting markets: Barnsley vs Reading
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Oakwell Stadium across all tournaments Barnsley won four times, drew four and lost two times. Reading claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Barnsley have not lost to Reading in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Barnsley scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Reading got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Barnsley played. Barnsley probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Reading managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barnsley have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Reading.
Total goals
Barnsley saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Reading, who scored 1.1 times on average in these matches.
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