Barnsley vs Reading: result 3-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 13, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Oakwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Full time
What was the result of Barnsley vs Reading?
Barnsley won 3-2 on September 13, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 9′J. EarlBarnsley
- 35′J. MarriottReading
- 55′D. Keillor-DunnBarnsley
- 59′A. PhillipsBarnsley (pen.)
- 66′D. KyerewaaReading
Official lineup for Barnsley vs Reading
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barnsley
4-2-3-1- 40D. Keillor-Dunn
- 10D. McGoldrick
- 8A. Phillips
- 7Caylan Vickers
- 48L. Connell
- 30Jonathan Bland
- 14N. Ogbeta
- 32J. Earl
- 5J. Shepherd
- 27T. Watson
- 1M. Mahoney
Reading
4-3-3- 11D. Kyerewaa
- 7J. Marriott
- 32P. Lane
- 8C. Savage
- 10L. Wing
- 4Benjamin Njongoue Elliott
- 5M. Jacob
- 33D. Williams
- 12F. Burns
- 39A. Ahmed
- 1Joel Pereira
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barnsley have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Reading have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2025 | Huddersfield(home) | 3-1 | League One |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Rotherham(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 23, 2025 | AFC Wimbledon(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Peterborough(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Bolton(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 | Swindon Town(away) | 2-3 | EFL Trophy |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Port Vale(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 26, 2025 | AFC Wimbledon(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Wycombe(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Bolton(away) | 1-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Barnsley wins, 3 draws, 1 Reading win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | Reading 2-4 Barnsley | League One |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Barnsley 2-2 Reading | League One |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Barnsley 2-2 Reading | League One |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Reading 1-3 Barnsley | League One |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Barnsley 1-1 Reading | Championship |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Reading 1-0 Barnsley | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Barnsley score 2.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 1.3 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2 | 12/15 | 11/15 |
| Reading | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barnsley sit 19th in League One (8 points from 8 matches) and Reading sit 6th (15 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
A question about Barnsley vs Reading?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy