Championship

Championship | Gameweek 39

Apr 2, 2021 at 5.30pm UK

Oakwell Stadium

Barnsley
1 - 1
Reading

Mowatt (61' pen.)
Woodrow (18'), Palmer (25'), Halme (68')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Ejaria (34')

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Reading manager Veljko Paunovic pictured in December 2020

Veljko Paunovic defends Lucas Joao after open goal miss

The Portuguese striker had a golden opportunity to put Reading 2-1 ahead in their 1-1 draw with Barnsley.

Apr 2, 20:36

The Match

Match Report

Alex Mowatt's penalty cancelled out Ovie Ejaria's opener before Lucas Joao produced one of the misses of the season.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Barnsley and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barnsley win with a probability of 37.6%. A win for Reading had a probability of 33.12% and a draw had a probability of 29.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.6%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (11.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood.

Result
Barnsley	Draw	Reading
37.6%	29.28%	33.12%

Both teams to score 43.93%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

37.12%

62.88%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

17.62%

82.38%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.79%

32.2%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.3%

68.69%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.8%

35.19%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.05%

71.95%

Score Analysis

Barnsley 37.6%

Reading 33.11%

Draw 29.27%

Barnsley	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 12.84% 2-1 @ 7.6% 2-0 @ 7.28% 3-1 @ 2.87% 3-0 @ 2.75% 3-2 @ 1.5% Other @ 2.77% Total : 37.6%	1-1 @ 13.41% 0-0 @ 11.33% 2-2 @ 3.97% Other @ 0.56% Total : 29.27%	0-1 @ 11.83% 1-2 @ 7% 0-2 @ 6.18% 1-3 @ 2.44% 0-3 @ 2.15% 2-3 @ 1.38% Other @ 2.13% Total : 33.11%