Barnsley vs Exeter City

Barnsley

2 - 1

Exeter City

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Oakwell 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Barnsley 15 · Exeter City 21

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

16 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.13
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	44%
Draws	31%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-11).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Barnsley had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barnsley (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

39 / 37

Avg: 1.70 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Exeter City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

22 / 32

Avg: 0.96 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

0.78

1.70

0.96

1.61

1.39

65%

O2.5

43%

70%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Barnsley rank15th

Exeter City rank21st

Barnsley points59

Exeter City points49

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.

Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9

42 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

10-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.

Exeter City last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals5-9

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.

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 35%

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Barnsley score at home74%

Barnsley clean sheet at home4%

Exeter City score away61%

Exeter City clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Barnsley score first48%

Barnsley win after scoring first64%

Exeter City score first35%

Exeter City win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Barnsley 36% · Exeter City 15%

Avg first goal minute: Barnsley 17.5' · Exeter City 39.3'

Vs league average

Barnsley score at home1.70 vs 1.48

Barnsley concede at home1.61 vs 1.15

Exeter City score away0.96 vs 1.15

Exeter City concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Barnsley score 15% above league average, while Exeter City score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Barnsley are 40% above league average at home, and Exeter City are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Exeter City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 7

0-15 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

393

400

Passes Accurate

293

312

Passes %

75%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. McGoldrick

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cleary

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Vimal Yoganathan

Normal Goal · Assist: D. McGoldrick

23'

23' R. Rydel

24'

24' R. Rydel

29'

29' J. Shepherd

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Rydel

1st substitution · For: C. Cummins

51' ↑↓

↑↓

51' ⇄ J. Shepherd

1st substitution · For: N. Ogbeta

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Carlos Gomes

2nd substitution · For: R. Cole

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. McMillan

3rd substitution · For: J. Magennis

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Cleary

2nd substitution · For: S. Banks

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Bradshaw

3rd substitution · For: Jonathan Bland

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Bradshaw

4th substitution · For: Jonathan Bland

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Cleary

5th substitution · For: S. Banks

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Wareham

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Magennis

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Aitchison

4th substitution · For: S. Cox

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Phillips

6th substitution · For: T. Watson

Barnsley vs Exeter City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barnsley beat Exeter City 2-1 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Ross Joyce. It was played at Oakwell.

First half: Barnsley took an early lead at 8' when D. McGoldrick scored, with the assist credited to R. Cleary, making the score 1-0. Barnsley extended the lead at 16' when Vimal Yoganathan scored, with the assist credited to D. McGoldrick, making the score 2-0. R. Rydel received a yellow card for Exeter City at 23'. R. Rydel received a yellow card for Exeter City at 24'. J. Shepherd received a yellow card for Barnsley at 29'.

Second half: Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Rydel replacing C. Cummins. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 51', with J. Shepherd replacing N. Ogbeta. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Carlos Gomes replacing R. Cole. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. McMillan replacing J. Magennis. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Cleary replacing S. Banks. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Bradshaw replacing Jonathan Bland. Barnsley made their 4th substitution at 72', with T. Bradshaw replacing Jonathan Bland. Barnsley made their 5th substitution at 72', with R. Cleary replacing S. Banks. Exeter City reduced the deficit at 75' when J. Wareham scored, with the assist credited to J. Magennis, making the score 2-1. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Aitchison replacing S. Cox. Barnsley made their 6th substitution at 89', with A. Phillips replacing T. Watson.

Barnsley used 6 substitutions while Exeter City used 4 substitutions. Barnsley got 1 yellow card, while Exeter City got 2 yellow cards.