Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Sep 19, 2020 at 3pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
2 - 0
Barnsley

Meite (67'), Olise (76')
Laurent (49')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Andersen (23'), Ritzmaier (45'), Mowatt (74')
Helik (42'), Andersen (68')

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The Match

Match Report

The Royals have won two from two after beating the Tykes.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship fixture between Reading and Barnsley, including team news and injury news.

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 39.69%. A win for Reading had a probability of 34.17% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.55%) and 0-2 (6.8%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (9.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
Reading	Draw	Barnsley
34.17%	26.14%	39.69%

Both teams to score 53.49%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.99%

51%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.13%

72.87%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.56%

28.44%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.8%

64.19%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.74%

25.26%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.99%

60.01%

Score Analysis

Reading 34.17%

Barnsley 39.69%

Draw 26.13%

Reading	Draw	Barnsley
1-0 @ 9.03% 2-1 @ 7.81% 2-0 @ 5.68% 3-1 @ 3.28% 3-0 @ 2.38% 3-2 @ 2.25% 4-1 @ 1.03% Other @ 2.7% Total : 34.17%	1-1 @ 12.42% 0-0 @ 7.18% 2-2 @ 5.38% 3-3 @ 1.03% Other @ 0.12% Total : 26.13%	0-1 @ 9.88% 1-2 @ 8.55% 0-2 @ 6.8% 1-3 @ 3.92% 0-3 @ 3.12% 2-3 @ 2.47% 1-4 @ 1.35% 0-4 @ 1.07% Other @ 2.53% Total : 39.69%