About Match
8th against 14th, but level on points: Reading and Barnsley both have 7. Barnsley rank 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Reading run at 2.75 scored and 1.25 conceded, Barnsley at 1.2 and 1.6. Victory would move Reading to 10 points and up to 3rd, with other results unchanged.
Reading come in having won three on the spin.
Across 25 recorded meetings, Reading have 10 wins to Barnsley's 6, with 9 draws, at 2.84 goals per meeting. Only 28% of these meetings ended in a home win. Where history says 2.84 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.6.
The match takes place at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading (capacity 24,161).