Plymouth vs Barnsley

Plymouth

1 - 3

Barnsley

🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Home Park 🧑‍⚖️ Declan Bourne 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Plymouth 8 · Barnsley 15

Referee Stats

Declan Bourne

3 matches · 5.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.33
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	33%
Draws	0%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Plymouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 33

Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.48

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

1.48

PPG

1.13

1.43

1.26

1.43

1.57

57%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

65%

48%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Plymouth rank8th

Barnsley rank15th

Plymouth points73

Barnsley points59

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 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.

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

Plymouth last 5 home

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-6

Record3-1-1

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.

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Plymouth score at home83%

Plymouth clean sheet at home22%

Barnsley score away74%

Barnsley clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first64%

Barnsley score first39%

Barnsley win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Plymouth 45% · Barnsley 42%

Avg first goal minute: Plymouth 31.5' · Barnsley 30.4'

Vs league average

Plymouth score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Plymouth concede at home1.43 vs 1.15

Barnsley score away1.26 vs 1.15

Barnsley concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Plymouth score 3% below league average, while Barnsley score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Plymouth are 25% above league average at home, and Barnsley are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Plymouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 8

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 2

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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

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13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Sarpong-Wiredu

Own Goal

30' ⚽

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30' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

A. Phillips

Normal Goal

35'

35' D. McGoldrick

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ M. Roberts

1st substitution · For: Jonathan Bland

45+4'

45+4' B. Ibrahim

45+4'

45+4' B. Sarpong-Wiredu

45+4'

45+4' J. Shepherd

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Sarpong-Wiredu

1st substitution · For: J. Paterson

49'

49' Jonathan Bland

50' ⚽

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50' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Watts

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Pálsson

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Vimal Yoganathan

2nd substitution · For: J. Russell

63'

63' J. Shepherd

63'

63' J. Shepherd

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ D. McGoldrick

3rd substitution · For: Patrick Kelly

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Caylan Vickers

4th substitution · For: Connor Barratt

70'

70' J. Russell

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ B. Galloway

2nd substitution · For: J. Edwards

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Boateng

3rd substitution · For: O. Oseni

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Sorinola

4th substitution · For: F. Issaka

86' ⚽

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86' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Keillor-Dunn

Normal Goal

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

Barnsley beat Plymouth 3-1 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Declan Bourne. It was played at Home Park.

First half: Barnsley took the lead at 13' when B. Sarpong-Wiredu scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. Barnsley extended the lead at 30' when A. Phillips scored, making the score 0-2. D. McGoldrick received a yellow card for Barnsley at 35'. Barnsley made their 1st substitution at 43', with M. Roberts replacing Jonathan Bland. B. Ibrahim received a yellow card for Plymouth at 45+4'. B. Sarpong-Wiredu received a yellow card for Plymouth at 45+4'. J. Shepherd received a yellow card for Barnsley at 45+4'.

Second half: Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Sarpong-Wiredu replacing J. Paterson. Jonathan Bland received a yellow card for Barnsley at 49'. Plymouth reduced the deficit at 50' when C. Watts scored, with the assist credited to V. Pálsson, making the score 1-2. Barnsley made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Vimal Yoganathan replacing J. Russell. J. Shepherd received a yellow card for Barnsley at 63'. J. Shepherd received a red card for Barnsley at 63'. Barnsley made their 3rd substitution at 68', with D. McGoldrick replacing Patrick Kelly. Barnsley made their 4th substitution at 68', with Caylan Vickers replacing Connor Barratt. J. Russell received a yellow card for Barnsley at 70'. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Galloway replacing J. Edwards. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 84', with M. Boateng replacing O. Oseni. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Sorinola replacing F. Issaka. Barnsley extended the lead at 86' when D. Keillor-Dunn scored, making the score 1-3.

Plymouth used 4 substitutions while Barnsley used 4 substitutions. Plymouth got 2 yellow cards, while Barnsley got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Plymouth vs Barnsley Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

06 Apr 2026 Barnsley vs Plymouth 0 - 3 02 Aug 2025 Plymouth vs Barnsley 1 - 3

2022-2023 Season

11 Mar 2023 Barnsley vs Plymouth 3 - 0 30 Jul 2022 Plymouth vs Barnsley 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

22 Apr 2019 Plymouth vs Barnsley 0 - 3 02 Oct 2018 Barnsley vs Plymouth 1 - 1