Crewe vs Barrow

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Mornflake Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sebastian Stockbridge 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Crewe 11 · Barrow 24
Referee Stats
13 matches · 4.31 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.31
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.38
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 54%
Draws 31%
Away wins 15%
How the match was won
  • Barrow outshot their opponent (7-13).
  • Barrow controlled possession (62%).
  • Barrow had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crewe (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.48 / 1.22

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Barrow (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 44
Avg: 1.17 / 1.91

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
0.74
1.48
GF
1.17
1.22
GA
1.91
57%
O2.5
78%
57%
BTTS
70%
57%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Crewe rank11th
Barrow rank24th
Crewe points67
Barrow points36
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.
Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33
50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crewe last 5 home

D L W W L
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals4-7
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.

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.

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Crewe score at home78%
Crewe clean sheet at home26%
Barrow score away74%
Barrow clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Crewe score first57%
Crewe win after scoring first69%
Barrow score first39%
Barrow win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crewe 44% · Barrow 10%
Avg first goal minute: Crewe 28.1' · Barrow 16.7'

Vs league average

Crewe score at home1.48 vs 1.37
Crewe concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Barrow score away1.17 vs 1.20
Barrow concede away1.91 vs 1.37
Crewe score 8% above league average, while Barrow score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Crewe are 1% above league average at home, and Barrow are 39% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Crewe goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 7
0-15 6
31-45 5
61-75 5
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
0-15 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
46-60 3
61-75 2

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
3
6
Total Shots
7
13
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
6
9
Shots Outside Box
1
4
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
16
19
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
0
Total Passes
285
469
Passes Accurate
192
364
Passes %
67%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
10'
10' M. Sanders
13'
13' Goal · 1-0
T. O'Reilly
Normal Goal
17'
17' Goal · 2-0
Calum Agius
Normal Goal · Assist: J. March
18'
18' B. Jackson
31'
31' Goal · 2-1
Isaac Andrew Fletcher
Normal Goal
38'
38' Goal · 3-1
J. March
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Demetriou
40'
40' M. Demetriou
48'
48' R. Hutchinson
63'
63' C. Mahoney
1st substitution · For: I. Cameron
65'
65' S. Smith
65'
65' F. Anderson
72'
72' B. Whitfield
2nd substitution · For: T. Barkhuizen
72'
72' Lewis Shipley
3rd substitution · For: J. Anderson
78'
78' T. O'Reilly
1st substitution · For: J. Connolly
84'
84' J. March
2nd substitution · For: A. Thibaut
85'
85' R. Harper
4th substitution · For: E. Newby
89'
89' M. Holíček
3rd substitution · For: D. Rankine
90+6'
90+6' Calum Agius

Crewe vs Barrow 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crewe beat Barrow 3-1 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Sebastian Stockbridge. It was played at Mornflake Stadium.

First half: M. Sanders received a yellow card for Crewe at 10'. Crewe took the lead at 13' when T. O'Reilly scored, making the score 1-0. Crewe extended the lead at 17' when Calum Agius scored, with the assist credited to J. March, making the score 2-0. B. Jackson received a yellow card for Barrow at 18'. Barrow reduced the deficit at 31' when Isaac Andrew Fletcher scored, making the score 2-1. Crewe extended the lead at 38' when J. March scored, with the assist credited to M. Demetriou, making the score 3-1. M. Demetriou received a yellow card for Crewe at 40'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. R. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Crewe at 48'. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Mahoney replacing I. Cameron. S. Smith received a yellow card for Barrow at 65'. F. Anderson received a yellow card for Barrow at 65'. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 72', with B. Whitfield replacing T. Barkhuizen. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Lewis Shipley replacing J. Anderson. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 78', with T. O'Reilly replacing J. Connolly. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 84', with J. March replacing A. Thibaut. Barrow made their 4th substitution at 85', with R. Harper replacing E. Newby. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 89', with M. Holíček replacing D. Rankine. Calum Agius received a yellow card for Crewe at 90+6'.

Crewe used 3 substitutions while Barrow used 4 substitutions. Crewe got 4 yellow cards, while Barrow got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Barrow outshot their opponent (7-13).
  • Barrow controlled possession (62%).
  • Barrow had the sharper finishing (3-6 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 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Crewe vs Barrow Head-to-Head History by Season