Score Predictions - Reading Home

Arguably the biggest game of last season (at that stage) is now the biggest game of this, but with different consequences. 12 months on from the promotion 6 pointer comes the relegation 6 pointer. A win keeps our hopes of staying up alive, especially when you consider the home games we have remaining.

Reading come into this game with just 1 away win in their last 10 in all competitions. That includes hammerings at Blackpool, Forest and QPR, and a defeat to Kidderminster. Their win at home to Blackburn last time around was their 3rd victory in their last 7 matches, however you've to go back a further 12 games to find any winning form before that. So they are showing some signs of recovery under Paul Ince.

In our recent history, we haven't won any of the last 9 meetings between the two sides. Our last victory came at Reading, with Stephen Dawson, Reuben Noble-Lazarus and Dale Jennings netting in a 3-1 win in 2014. A season in which we were ultimately relegated. At Oakwell, we've not beaten Reading since back to back 3-0 home wins in 96 and 98 (Cup). So the last winning Barnsley goalscorers at home to Reading were Darren Barnard and Jan Age Fjortoft.

It is our home form until the end of the season which will give us any hope of staying up. Games at home to Reading are usually a tight, dull affair with them often nicking the odd goal. That being said, considering their poor away form, and the fortnight off which will have helped us immensely, I'm going for a home win. 1-0 with Morris getting the winner.

 

We never seem to perform well after an international break.

 

1-1

 

I got us staying up in this predictor…. But I did have a 1-0 home win..

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The most draw-y draw we'll have all season.

 

Sadly I see 0-1 with the Reds creating plenty of chances and failing to make the breakthrough and then being sucker punched on the break with the midfield and defence 'all at sea'

I hope I am 100% wrong!!

 

I've done it too, I thought I'd favoured Derby and Reading over us as I feel they've a slightly more favourable run in, but still got us staying up on 40 points.

It seems 40 is probably the magic number.

 

Yes, I did the same… but still magically crept out of the bottom three. Here’s hoping.

 

1-1.

Will have similar vibes to the game last season where we’ll both cancel each other out and won’t offer much of a threat. Unfortunately we need to go all out and try and win this one as I can’t see us getting a sniff at Millwall next weekend.

 

I hope so but Reading have a better run in than us on paper. Today is a must win.

 

Was that the game where they got 3 penalties and Luke Steele saved 2 of them?

 

I'll go with 2-1, Bassi and Morris.

 

0-2

 

4-0 and Poya carried shoulder high round the pitch.

 

0-2.
We concede early in the 2nd half, chase the game and let in the second goal near the end.
The ground empties.

 

Heart says 12-0 Reds.

Head says 0-0 and a frustrating evening talking about a boatload of missed chances.

 

I think it will be a win for Reading, 2 or 3 to 1. It's been a good effort over the past 8 games but the damage was done last summer and the lack of points in the first half of the season. The quality of Reading's squad will tell and the last 7 games will be a toil to endure. No one will take responsibility but we all know who,what and why the season has been a disaster. Not just one man's fault.

 

It's usually a 1.1 draw when we play Reading at home. BUT, we beat the Bristol City 2.2 hoodoo, so we can win today. Keep the faith.

 

Reading haven’t had the greatest form though to be fair…. And seem to concede a lot when they do… problem is, they do know where the net is. I’m not sure we have the composure to cope with the pressure of the event.

 

If we manage to control Jon Swift, we have a chance of nicking a 1-0, or better. If we let him control the midfield, I could see it being 0-2 to The Royals. If it pans out as a cancellation game by each side, neither able really to gain the upper hand, I see it being a draw, either 0-0, or 1-1, which is the most likely, as I think that Reading will come with the primary motive not to lose, rather than to win outright. They are not going to come gung-ho, for sure. It depends how well we (probably Matty Wolfe and Claudio Gomes) manage Jon Swift, who is a star man in every sense of the word, given the chance.