This will be the 80^th Football League meeting between Reading and Barnsley, with the Royals winless across their last six against the Yorkshire side (D3 L3).
Barnsley have won each of their last two league games against Reading, only once have they won three in a row against them between 1974 and 1975.
Reading have won each of their last three home league games, keeping a clean sheet in each of their last two. The Royals haven’t won three in succession whilst keeping a clean sheet in each since October 2020.
Barnsley have won just one of their last nine away league games (D4 L4), a 2-1 success against Doncaster in November. The Tykes have failed to keep a single clean sheet during that time and have kept just two across their 22 away league matches since the start of 2025 in total.

Sky Bet League One: Pre-match stat pack