Barnsley vs Stevenage

Barnsley

3 - 1

Stevenage

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Oakwell 🧑‍⚖️ Sebastian Stockbridge 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Barnsley 15 · Stevenage 6

Referee Stats

Sebastian Stockbridge

21 matches · 4.52 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.52
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	48%
Home wins	48%
Draws	33%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-11).
Stevenage controlled possession (55%).
Barnsley had the sharper finishing (6-1 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

Stevenage (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 35

Avg: 0.92 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.08

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

1.08

1.70

0.92

1.61

1.46

65%

O2.5

48%

70%

BTTS

52%

48%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Barnsley rank15th

Stevenage rank6th

Barnsley points59

Stevenage points75

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.

Stevenage: #6 · 75 pts · GD +3

16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-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.

Stevenage last 5 away

D L W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index36

Goals3-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Barnsley score at home74%

Barnsley clean sheet at home4%

Stevenage score away65%

Stevenage clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Barnsley score first48%

Barnsley win after scoring first64%

Stevenage score first35%

Stevenage win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Barnsley 36% · Stevenage 27%

Avg first goal minute: Barnsley 17.5' · Stevenage 42.1'

Vs league average

Barnsley score at home1.70 vs 1.48

Barnsley concede at home1.61 vs 1.15

Stevenage score away0.92 vs 1.15

Stevenage concede away1.46 vs 1.48

Barnsley score 15% above league average, while Stevenage score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Barnsley are 40% above league average at home, and Stevenage are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.50 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

Stevenage goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

350

404

Passes Accurate

239

284

Passes %

68%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' T. Watson

10' ↑↓

↑↓

10' ⇄ J. Pattenden

1st substitution · For: P. Patterson

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. McGoldrick

Normal Goal

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Keillor-Dunn

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Cleary

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Kemp

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Reid

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. White

2nd substitution · For: J. Houghton

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

D. Keillor-Dunn

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Banks

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ D. Phillips

3rd substitution · For: L. Thompson

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Kemp

4th substitution · For: C. Campbell

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Reid

5th substitution · For: H. Cornick

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Roberts

6th substitution · For: B. Lubala

65'

65' J. Shepherd

65'

65' H. Cornick

66'

66' O. Goodman

66'

66' B. Lubala

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Patrick Kelly

1st substitution · For: Vimal Yoganathan

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Cleary

2nd substitution · For: T. Chirewa

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Keillor-Dunn

3rd substitution · For: Jonathan Bland

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ S. Banks

4th substitution · For: M. Roberts

Barnsley vs Stevenage 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barnsley beat Stevenage 3-1 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Sebastian Stockbridge. It was played at Oakwell.

First half: T. Watson received a yellow card for Barnsley at 7'. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 10', with J. Pattenden replacing P. Patterson. Barnsley took the lead at 14' when D. McGoldrick scored, making the score 1-0. Barnsley extended the lead at 31' when D. Keillor-Dunn scored, with the assist credited to R. Cleary, making the score 2-0. Stevenage reduced the deficit at 37' when D. Kemp scored, with the assist credited to J. Reid, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Stevenage made their 2nd substitution at 46', with H. White replacing J. Houghton. Barnsley extended the lead at 48' when D. Keillor-Dunn scored, with the assist credited to S. Banks, making the score 3-1. Stevenage made their 3rd substitution at 58', with D. Phillips replacing L. Thompson. Stevenage made their 4th substitution at 59', with D. Kemp replacing C. Campbell. Stevenage made their 5th substitution at 59', with J. Reid replacing H. Cornick. Stevenage made their 6th substitution at 59', with J. Roberts replacing B. Lubala. J. Shepherd received a yellow card for Barnsley at 65'. H. Cornick received a yellow card for Stevenage at 65'. O. Goodman received a yellow card for Barnsley at 66'. B. Lubala received a yellow card for Stevenage at 66'. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 71', with Patrick Kelly replacing Vimal Yoganathan. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 80', with R. Cleary replacing T. Chirewa. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 81', with D. Keillor-Dunn replacing Jonathan Bland. Barnsley made their 4th substitution at 90', with S. Banks replacing M. Roberts.

Barnsley used 4 substitutions while Stevenage used 6 substitutions. Barnsley got 3 yellow cards, while Stevenage got 2 yellow cards.