Luton vs Barnsley

Luton

2 - 1

Barnsley

🕒 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ Harry Wager 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Luton 7 · Barnsley 15

Referee Stats

Harry Wager

2 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Luton had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

37 / 24

Avg: 1.61 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.96

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

1.96

PPG

1.13

1.61

1.26

1.04

1.57

57%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

65%

57%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Luton rank7th

Barnsley rank15th

Luton points74

Barnsley points59

Luton: #7 · 74 pts · GD +12

17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Luton last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals10-6

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Barnsley trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Luton score at home87%

Luton clean sheet at home30%

Barnsley score away74%

Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first57%

Luton win after scoring first77%

Barnsley score first39%

Barnsley win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 56% · Barnsley 42%

Avg first goal minute: Luton 24.8' · Barnsley 30.4'

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.61 vs 1.48

Luton concede at home1.04 vs 1.15

Barnsley score away1.26 vs 1.15

Barnsley concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Luton score 9% above league average, while Barnsley score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Luton are 9% below league average at home, and Barnsley are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Luton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

16-30 7

46-60 7

0-15 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

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

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

324

332

Passes Accurate

253

234

Passes %

78%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Wells

Penalty

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Phillips

Normal Goal

45'

45' C. O'Keeffe

45+1'

45+1' J. Earl

49'

49' L. Connell

55'

55' L. Walsh

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ T. Bradshaw

1st substitution · For: D. McGoldrick

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ J. Earl

2nd substitution · For: Georgie Gent

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ N. Wells

1st substitution · For: D. Cole

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Emilio Lawrence

2nd substitution · For: G. Kodua

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. van den Berg

3rd substitution · For: J. Richards

67'

67' Jonathan Bland

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Jonathan Bland

3rd substitution · For: K. Nwakali

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Phillips

4th substitution · For: Leo Farrell

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Cleary

5th substitution · For: S. Banks

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Palmer

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Andersen

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. Palmer

4th substitution · For: G. Saville

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ S. Morris

5th substitution · For: N. Lonwijk

90+5'

90+5' E. O'Connell

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

Luton beat Barnsley 2-1 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Harry Wager. It was played at Kenilworth Road.

First half: Luton took the lead at 16' when N. Wells scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Barnsley leveled the score at 26' when A. Phillips scored, making the score 1-1. C. O'Keeffe received a yellow card for Barnsley at 45'. J. Earl received a yellow card for Barnsley at 45+1'.

Second half: L. Connell received a yellow card for Barnsley at 49'. L. Walsh received a yellow card for Luton at 55'. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 56', with T. Bradshaw replacing D. McGoldrick. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 56', with J. Earl replacing Georgie Gent. Luton made their 1st substitution at 64', with N. Wells replacing D. Cole. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Emilio Lawrence replacing G. Kodua. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 64', with D. van den Berg replacing J. Richards. Jonathan Bland received a yellow card for Barnsley at 67'. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Jonathan Bland replacing K. Nwakali. Barnsley made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Phillips replacing Leo Farrell. Barnsley made their 5th substitution at 76', with R. Cleary replacing S. Banks. Luton took the lead at 79' when K. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to M. Andersen, making the score 2-1. Luton made their 4th substitution at 86', with K. Palmer replacing G. Saville. Luton made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with S. Morris replacing N. Lonwijk. E. O'Connell received a yellow card for Barnsley at 90+5'.

Luton used 5 substitutions while Barnsley used 5 substitutions. Luton got 1 yellow card, while Barnsley got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Luton had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Luton vs Barnsley Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Luton vs Barnsley 2 - 1 22 Nov 2025 Barnsley vs Luton 5 - 0

2018-2019 Season

01 Jan 2019 Luton vs Barnsley 0 - 0 13 Oct 2018 Barnsley vs Luton 3 - 2