Exeter City vs Barnsley

Exeter City

3 - 0

Barnsley

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St James Park 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Exeter City 21 · Barnsley 15

Referee Stats

Ben Atkinson

9 matches · 5.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.33
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	56%
Home wins	33%
Draws	22%
Away wins	44%

How the match was won

Exeter City outshot their opponent (15-9).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Exeter City had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Exeter City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 29

Avg: 1.30 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barnsley (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 36

Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.35

PPG

1.13

1.30

1.26

1.57

48%

O2.5

61%

39%

BTTS

65%

35%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Exeter City rank21st

Barnsley rank15th

Exeter City points49

Barnsley points59

Exeter City: #21 · 49 pts · GD -9

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

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.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Exeter City last 5 home

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-9

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 last 5 away

W L L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals5-4

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Exeter City trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.522%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Exeter City score at home70%

Exeter City clean sheet at home39%

Barnsley score away74%

Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Exeter City score first35%

Exeter City win after scoring first100%

Barnsley score first39%

Barnsley win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Exeter City 42% · Barnsley 42%

Avg first goal minute: Exeter City 39.4' · Barnsley 30.4'

Vs league average

Exeter City score at home1.30 vs 1.48

Exeter City concede at home1.26 vs 1.15

Barnsley score away1.26 vs 1.15

Barnsley concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Exeter City score 12% below league average, while Barnsley score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Exeter City are 9% above league average at home, and Barnsley are 6% above 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.

Exeter City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 1

Barnsley goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

411

488

Passes Accurate

296

371

Passes %

72%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Niskanen

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Brierley

45+2'

45+2' P. Sweeney

54'

54' Patrick Kelly

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ N. Farrugia

1st substitution · For: Fábio Jaló

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Cox

1st substitution · For: R. Cole

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Wareham

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Woodhouse

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Jonathan Bland

2nd substitution · For: J. Russell

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Cole

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Niskanen

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Patrick Kelly

3rd substitution · For: Vimal Yoganathan

77'

77' D. Keillor-Dunn

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Phillips

4th substitution · For: M. de Gevigney

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Doyle-Hayes

2nd substitution · For: K. McDonald

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Aitchison

3rd substitution · For: A. Higgins

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ E. Brierley

4th substitution · For: Liam Oakes

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ J. Wareham

5th substitution · For: Carlos Gomes

Exeter City vs Barnsley 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Exeter City beat Barnsley 3-0 on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Ben Atkinson. It was played at St James Park.

First half: Exeter City took the lead at 41' when I. Niskanen scored, with the assist credited to E. Brierley, making the score 1-0. P. Sweeney received a yellow card for Exeter City at 45+2'.

Second half: Patrick Kelly received a yellow card for Barnsley at 54'. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 58', with N. Farrugia replacing Fábio Jaló. Exeter City made their 1st substitution at 59', with S. Cox replacing R. Cole. Exeter City extended the lead at 61' when J. Wareham scored, with the assist credited to L. Woodhouse, making the score 2-0. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Jonathan Bland replacing J. Russell. Exeter City extended the lead at 73' when R. Cole scored, with the assist credited to I. Niskanen, making the score 3-0. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Patrick Kelly replacing Vimal Yoganathan. D. Keillor-Dunn received a yellow card for Barnsley at 77'. Barnsley made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Phillips replacing M. de Gevigney. Exeter City made their 2nd substitution at 84', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing K. McDonald. Exeter City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with J. Aitchison replacing A. Higgins. Exeter City made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with E. Brierley replacing Liam Oakes. Exeter City made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with J. Wareham replacing Carlos Gomes.

Exeter City used 5 substitutions while Barnsley used 4 substitutions. Exeter City got 1 yellow card, while Barnsley got 2 yellow cards.