Barrow vs Crewe

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🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Barrow 24 · Crewe 11
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.36
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.09
Over 4.5 cards 27%
Home wins 45%
Draws 36%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Crewe controlled possession (64%).
  • Crewe had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11
Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30
Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.83
PPG
1.13
0.78
GF
1.30
1.48
GA
1.30
48%
O2.5
48%
43%
BTTS
57%
22%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th
Crewe rank11th
Barrow points36
Crewe points67
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6
19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W
Points6/15
Weighted index27
Goals7-9
Record2-0-3
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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%
Barrow clean sheet at home17%
Crewe score away65%
Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%
Barrow win after scoring first60%
Crewe score first26%
Crewe win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Crewe 36%
Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37
Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20
Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20
Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37
Barrow score 43% below league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.
Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 0

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
8
11
Shots off Goal
5
2
Blocked Shots
0
4
Shots Inside Box
5
9
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
36%
64%
Corner Kicks
2
8
Fouls
10
8
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
273
478
Passes Accurate
157
383
Passes %
58%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
28'
28' R. Hutchinson
56'
56' J. Gordon
58'
58' Goal · 1-0
I. Fletcher
Normal Goal
63'
63' M. Holíček
1st substitution · For: D. Rankine
63'
63' E. Tezgel
2nd substitution · For: L. Moult
77'
77' J. Gordon
1st substitution · For: I. Cameron
77'
77' Calum Agius
3rd substitution · For: J. Lankester
77'
77' J. Connolly
4th substitution · For: J. Golding
78'
78' T. O'Reilly
5th substitution · For: C. Thomas
82'
82' C. Thomas
86'
86' C. Mahoney
2nd substitution · For: S. Smith
90'
90' W. Stanway

Barrow vs Crewe 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barrow beat Crewe 1-0 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by James Oldham. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Crewe at 28'.

Second half: J. Gordon received a yellow card for Barrow at 56'. Barrow took the lead at 58' when I. Fletcher scored, making the score 1-0. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 63', with M. Holíček replacing D. Rankine. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 63', with E. Tezgel replacing L. Moult. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 77', with J. Gordon replacing I. Cameron. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Calum Agius replacing J. Lankester. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 77', with J. Connolly replacing J. Golding. Crewe made their 5th substitution at 78', with T. O'Reilly replacing C. Thomas. C. Thomas received a yellow card for Crewe at 82'. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 86', with C. Mahoney replacing S. Smith. W. Stanway received a yellow card for Barrow at 90'.

Barrow used 2 substitutions while Crewe used 5 substitutions. Barrow got 2 yellow cards, while Crewe got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Crewe controlled possession (64%).
  • Crewe had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

Barrow vs Crewe Head-to-Head History by Season