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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 31 games played, Tykes have recorded 5 wins, and Reading have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Barnsley inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Royals in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1996/1997 | Mon 31 Mar | Reading | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Tykes's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Reading are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 23 points from their 26 games thus far. Barnsley see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 33 points from their 25 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Tykes has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Reading. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Barnsley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |