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Northampton
0 - 1
Barnsley
🕒 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Sixfields Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jamie O'Connor 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 40
Regular Season Table
Northampton 24 · Barnsley 15
Referee Stats
Jamie O'Connor
6 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.33
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 33%
Draws 17%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Barnsley controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Northampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

23 / 31
Avg: 1.00 / 1.35

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8
Barnsley (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

29 / 36
Avg: 1.26 / 1.57

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.96
PPG
1.13
1.00
GF
1.26
1.35
GA
1.57
43%
O2.5
61%
52%
BTTS
65%
39%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Northampton rank24th
Barnsley rank15th
Northampton points35
Barnsley points59
Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35
56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 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.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Northampton last 5 home

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals4-12
Record0-0-5
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 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.

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

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

Northampton score at home65%
Northampton clean sheet at home22%
Barnsley score away74%
Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Northampton score first39%
Northampton win after scoring first56%
Barnsley score first39%
Barnsley win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Northampton 8% · Barnsley 42%
Avg first goal minute: Northampton 31.3' · Barnsley 30.4'

Vs league average

Northampton score at home1.00 vs 1.48
Northampton concede at home1.35 vs 1.15
Barnsley score away1.26 vs 1.15
Barnsley concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Northampton score 32% below league average, while Barnsley score 9% above league average.
Defensive side: Northampton are 17% above league average at home, and Barnsley are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Northampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 3
61-75 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
2
3
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
9
5
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
14
10
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
312
433
Passes Accurate
197
322
Passes %
63%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
4
37' ⚽
⚽
37' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
R. Cleary
Normal Goal · Assist: Patrick Kelly
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ T. Bradshaw
1st substitution · For: A. Phillips
55'
55' C. O'Keeffe
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ J. Guthrie
1st substitution · For: E. List
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ R. Cleary
2nd substitution · For: S. Banks
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Patrick Kelly
3rd substitution · For: Leo Farrell
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ D. Campbell
2nd substitution · For: T. Eaves
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ C. O'Keeffe
4th substitution · For: K. Nwakali
87'
87' E. List

Northampton vs Barnsley 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barnsley beat Northampton 1-0 on Tuesday, 28 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Jamie O'Connor. It was played at Sixfields Stadium.

First half: Barnsley took the lead at 37' when R. Cleary scored, with the assist credited to Patrick Kelly, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Bradshaw replacing A. Phillips. C. O'Keeffe received a yellow card for Barnsley at 55'. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 72', with J. Guthrie replacing E. List. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Cleary replacing S. Banks. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Patrick Kelly replacing Leo Farrell. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 80', with D. Campbell replacing T. Eaves. Barnsley made their 4th substitution at 84', with C. O'Keeffe replacing K. Nwakali. E. List received a yellow card for Northampton at 87'.

Northampton used 2 substitutions while Barnsley used 4 substitutions. Northampton got 1 yellow card, while Barnsley got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Barnsley controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Northampton vs Barnsley Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
28 Apr 2026 Northampton vs Barnsley 0 - 1 03 Feb 2026 Barnsley vs Northampton 2 - 2
2024-2025 Season
25 Feb 2025 Northampton vs Barnsley 1 - 2 24 Aug 2024 Barnsley vs Northampton 2 - 2
2023-2024 Season
27 Apr 2024 Barnsley vs Northampton 1 - 1 23 Sep 2023 Northampton vs Barnsley 1 - 2