Ace Football previews the League One round 13 match between Reading and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Reading enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnsley swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Reading approach the next League One round as number 6 in the table, having claimed 18 points this season so far. With 11 games behind them, Barnsley amassed eight points, placing them as number 22 before their next fixture.
Team form: Reading vs Barnsley
Reading Form
Reading beat Milton Keynes Dons by 1-5, lost 1-0 against Wigan, before defeating Leyton Orient 1-0. Reading won four of their last six League One matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded six and scored 15 goals.
Barnsley Form
Barnsley lost their previous three matches by 3-1 against Stockport County, 1-2 against Cambridge U and 2-1 against Luton. In their last six away matches in the League One, Barnsley won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Reading and Barnsley
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 Reading and Barnsley played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Reading home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Reading home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Reading have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Barnsley matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnsley have lost the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Barnsley away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barnsley have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Barnsley matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Reading vs Barnsley
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Reading, Jack Marriott has been good for them over the course of the season with eight goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Barnsley, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.
Popular betting markets: Reading vs Barnsley
Full-time result
Reading claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Barnsley won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. Reading didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Barnsley conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches. Barnsley have not lost to Reading in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Reading scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Barnsley got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Barnsley games. Reading will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Barnsley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 7 consecutive meetings between Reading and Barnsley.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reading, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Barnsley, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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