Accrington ST vs Barrow

Accrington ST

2 - 1

Barrow

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Wham Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Jackson 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Accrington ST 16 · Barrow 24

Referee Stats

Scott Jackson

11 matches · 4.27 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.27
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	36%
Draws	9%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-16).
Accrington ST controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Accrington ST (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 27

Avg: 1.17 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Barrow (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-14

Goals For / Against

27 / 44

Avg: 1.17 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.39

PPG

0.74

1.17

1.91

35%

O2.5

78%

43%

BTTS

70%

52%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Accrington ST rank16th

Barrow rank24th

Accrington ST points53

Barrow points36

Accrington ST: #16 · 53 pts · GD -11

33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

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

Accrington ST last 5 home

D L W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

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.

Barrow last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-14

Record0-1-4

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.

Accrington ST trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.570%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Accrington ST score at home70%

Accrington ST clean sheet at home26%

Barrow score away74%

Barrow clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Accrington ST score first52%

Accrington ST win after scoring first58%

Barrow score first39%

Barrow win after scoring first44%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Accrington ST 20% · Barrow 10%

Avg first goal minute: Accrington ST 29.4' · Barrow 16.7'

Vs league average

Accrington ST score at home1.17 vs 1.37

Accrington ST concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Barrow score away1.17 vs 1.20

Barrow concede away1.91 vs 1.37

Accrington ST score 15% below league average, while Barrow score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Accrington ST are 3% below league average at home, and Barrow are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Accrington ST goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 1

Barrow goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

0-15 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

416

285

Passes Accurate

294

159

Passes %

71%

56%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Benn David Ward

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Sinclair

34' ↑↓

↑↓

34' ⇄ K. Hemmings

1st substitution · For: I. Fletcher

36'

36' J. Gordon

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. McCann

Normal Goal

57'

57' C. McCann

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ C. Caton

1st substitution · For: J. Woods

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Whitfield

2nd substitution · For: E. Newby

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ T. Barkhuizen

3rd substitution · For: B. Jackson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. McCann

4th substitution · For: J. Earing

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Smith

5th substitution · For: C. Mahoney

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ C. O'Brien

2nd substitution · For: F. Sass

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Woods

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Whalley

Accrington ST vs Barrow 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Accrington ST beat Barrow 2-1 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Scott Jackson. It was played at Wham Stadium.

First half: Accrington ST took the lead at 30' when Benn David Ward scored, with the assist credited to I. Sinclair, making the score 1-0. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 34', with K. Hemmings replacing I. Fletcher. J. Gordon received a yellow card for Barrow at 36'. Barrow leveled the score at 41' when C. McCann scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: C. McCann received a yellow card for Barrow at 57'. Accrington ST made their 1st substitution at 69', with C. Caton replacing J. Woods. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 69', with B. Whitfield replacing E. Newby. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 69', with T. Barkhuizen replacing B. Jackson. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 76', with C. McCann replacing J. Earing. Barrow made their 5th substitution at 76', with S. Smith replacing C. Mahoney. Accrington ST made their 2nd substitution at 86', with C. O'Brien replacing F. Sass. Accrington ST took the lead at 90' when J. Woods scored, with the assist credited to S. Whalley, making the score 2-1.

Accrington ST used 2 substitutions while Barrow used 5 substitutions. Barrow got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-16).
Accrington ST controlled possession (60%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

Accrington ST vs Barrow Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Barrow vs Accrington ST 0 - 0 26 Dec 2025 Accrington ST vs Barrow 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Barrow vs Accrington ST 2 - 0 19 Oct 2024 Accrington ST vs Barrow 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

29 Dec 2023 Barrow vs Accrington ST 1 - 1 15 Aug 2023 Accrington ST vs Barrow 1 - 1