Barnsley vs Burton Albion

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Oakwell 🧑‍⚖️ David Rock 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Barnsley 15 · Burton Albion 17
Referee Stats
18 matches · 4.06 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.06
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 39%
Home wins 39%
Draws 22%
Away wins 39%

Team Overview

Barnsley (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

39 / 37
Avg: 1.70 / 1.61

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6
Burton Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-10-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 32
Avg: 1.00 / 1.39

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
0.96
1.70
GF
1.00
1.61
GA
1.39
65%
O2.5
48%
70%
BTTS
57%
48%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Barnsley rank15th
Burton Albion rank17th
Barnsley points59
Burton Albion points54
Barnsley: #15 · 59 pts · GD -5
32 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Burton Albion: #17 · 54 pts · GD -10
37 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barnsley last 5 home

L D L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals4-10
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Burton Albion last 5 away

D D D L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals5-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 26%

Burton Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Barnsley score at home74%
Barnsley clean sheet at home4%
Burton Albion score away70%
Burton Albion clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Barnsley score first48%
Barnsley win after scoring first64%
Burton Albion score first43%
Burton Albion win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barnsley 36% · Burton Albion 40%
Avg first goal minute: Barnsley 17.5' · Burton Albion 41.5'

Vs league average

Barnsley score at home1.70 vs 1.48
Barnsley concede at home1.61 vs 1.15
Burton Albion score away1.00 vs 1.15
Burton Albion concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Barnsley score 15% above league average, while Burton Albion score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Barnsley are 40% above league average at home, and Burton Albion are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Barnsley goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 10
46-60 9
76-90+ 9
31-45 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 11
16-30 8
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 3

Burton Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
4'
4' Goal · 0-1
J. Beesley
Penalty
35'
35' Goal · 0-2
Fábio Tavares
Normal Goal · Assist: J. McKiernan
45+3'
45+3' J. Earl
55'
55' Goal · 1-2
Caylan Vickers
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Phillips
58'
58' K. Chauke
1st substitution · For: C. Gilligan
63'
63' D. McGoldrick
63'
63' Goal · 2-2
D. Keillor-Dunn
Normal Goal
71'
71' Fábio Tavares
2nd substitution · For: T. Shade
72'
72' Caylan Vickers
1st substitution · For: R. Cleary
72'
72' Vimal Yoganathan
2nd substitution · For: Patrick Kelly
82'
82' J. McKiernan
86'
86' Patrick Kelly
87'
87' Dylan Williams
3rd substitution · For: N. Akoto
87'
87' J. McKiernan
4th substitution · For: Julian Larsson
90'
90' Goal · 3-2
D. McGoldrick
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Phillips
90+5'
90+5' D. McGoldrick
3rd substitution · For: J. Russell

Barnsley vs Burton Albion 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barnsley beat Burton Albion 3-2 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by David Rock. It was played at Oakwell.

First half: Burton Albion took an early lead at 4' when J. Beesley scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Burton Albion extended the lead at 35' when Fábio Tavares scored, with the assist credited to J. McKiernan, making the score 0-2. J. Earl received a yellow card for Barnsley at 45+3'.

Second half: Barnsley reduced the deficit at 55' when Caylan Vickers scored, with the assist credited to A. Phillips, making the score 1-2. Burton Albion made their 1st substitution at 58', with K. Chauke replacing C. Gilligan. D. McGoldrick received a yellow card for Barnsley at 63'. Barnsley leveled the score at 63' when D. Keillor-Dunn scored, making the score 2-2. Burton Albion made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Fábio Tavares replacing T. Shade. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 72', with Caylan Vickers replacing R. Cleary. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Vimal Yoganathan replacing Patrick Kelly. J. McKiernan received a yellow card for Burton Albion at 82'. Patrick Kelly received a yellow card for Barnsley at 86'. Burton Albion made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Dylan Williams replacing N. Akoto. Burton Albion made their 4th substitution at 87', with J. McKiernan replacing Julian Larsson. Barnsley took the lead at 90' when D. McGoldrick scored, with the assist credited to A. Phillips, making the score 3-2. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 90+5', with D. McGoldrick replacing J. Russell.

Barnsley used 3 substitutions while Burton Albion used 4 substitutions. Barnsley got 3 yellow cards, while Burton Albion got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins6
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)

Barnsley vs Burton Albion Head-to-Head History by Season