FM Preview: Reading v Barnsley 25 Sep 2010

History of the Reading v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Tykes have recorded 5 wins, and Reading have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the Royals carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010	Sat 30 Jan	Reading	1 - 0	Barnsley	CHMP
2009/2010	Sat 29 Aug	Barnsley	1 - 3	Reading	CHMP
2009/2010	Tue 25 Aug	Reading	1 - 2	Barnsley	LGEC
2008/2009	Sat 18 Apr	Reading	0 - 0	Barnsley	CHMP
2008/2009	Sat 06 Dec	Barnsley	0 - 1	Reading	CHMP
1998/1999	Wed 23 Sep	Reading	1 - 1	Barnsley	LGEC
1998/1999	Tue 15 Sep	Barnsley	3 - 0	Reading	LGEC

Recent respective form guides

Reading have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. In this time, Royals have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.

The away form of Barnsley is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Tykes have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 7 matches. Barnsley's 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Reading	6	2	3	1	10	8	9
Barnsley	6	3	2	1	13	8	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

Barnsley are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Madejski Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Reading	Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Barnsley	Not won in previous 10 away matches.