Barnsley

Barnsley

VS Scheduled Saturday 31 Oct 202615:00

England 26/27 League One · Matchday 14

Oxford

Head-to-head overview

6 meetings

BarnsleyWins: 4
Draws16.7% of meetings: 1
OxfordWins: 1

Goals per match: 3.00
Over 2.5 goals: 66.7%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2024-01-23	23/24	Oxford0–1Barnsley
2023-08-19	23/24	Barnsley1–3Oxford
2023-04-22	22/23	Barnsley2–0Oxford
2023-02-01	22/23	Oxford1–2Barnsley
2019-01-29	18/19	Oxford2–2Barnsley
2018-08-04	18/19	Barnsley4–0Oxford

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Barnsley1–1Leicester
2026-09-13	26/27	Plymouth3–0Barnsley
2026-09-12	26/27	Plymouth3–0Barnsley
2026-09-05	26/27	Barnsley1–5Stevenage
2026-09-02	26/27	Barnsley2–1Blackpool
2026-08-29	26/27	Leyton Orient1–3Barnsley
2026-08-22	26/27	Doncaster0–0Barnsley
2026-08-15	26/27	Barnsley0–1Bromley

Oxford

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Oxford1–1Cambridge
2026-09-13	26/27	Oxford3–0Burton
2026-09-12	26/27	Oxford3–0Burton
2026-09-05	26/27	Leicester0–4Oxford
2026-09-01	26/27	Huddersfield3–1Oxford
2026-08-22	26/27	Stevenage1–2Oxford
2026-08-15	26/27	Oxford2–2Milton Keynes Dons
2024-04-27	23/24	Exeter1–2Oxford

Barnsley Oxford

Wins

25%

62%

Over 2.5 goals

62%

88%

Both teams scored

50%

62%

Clean sheets

12%

38%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Barnsley

Home · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
19	Barnsley		Bradford	1
19	Barnsley		Plymouth	2
19	Barnsley		Cambridge	3
19	Barnsley		Sheffield Weds	4
19	Barnsley		AFC Wimbledon	5
19	Barnsley		Oxford	6
19	Barnsley		Stockport	7
19	Barnsley		Huddersfield	8
19	Barnsley		Wycombe	9
19	Barnsley	1–1	Leicester	10	7′ Away
19	Barnsley		Burton	11
19	Barnsley		Reading	12
19	Barnsley		Leyton Orient	13
19	Barnsley	1–5	Stevenage	14	17′ Home
19	Barnsley	2–1	Blackpool	15	61′ Home
19	Barnsley		Mansfield	16
19	Barnsley	0–1	Bromley	17	70′ Away
19	Barnsley		Luton	18
19 · Barnsley
19	Barnsley		Milton Keynes Dons	20
19	Barnsley		Notts County	21
19	Barnsley		Doncaster	22
19	Barnsley		Peterboro	23
19	Barnsley		Wigan	24

Oxford

Away · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Bradford		Oxford	6
2	Plymouth		Oxford	6
3	Cambridge		Oxford	6
4	Sheffield Weds		Oxford	6
5	AFC Wimbledon		Oxford	6
6 · Oxford
7	Stockport		Oxford	6
8	Huddersfield	3–1	Oxford	6	56′ Home
9	Wycombe		Oxford	6
10	Leicester	0–4	Oxford	6	8′ Away
11	Burton		Oxford	6
12	Reading		Oxford	6
13	Leyton Orient		Oxford	6
14	Stevenage	1–2	Oxford	6	67′ Away
15	Blackpool		Oxford	6
16	Mansfield		Oxford	6
17	Bromley		Oxford	6
18	Luton		Oxford	6
19	Barnsley		Oxford	6
20	Milton Keynes Dons		Oxford	6
21	Notts County		Oxford	6
22	Doncaster		Oxford	6
23	Peterboro		Oxford	6
24	Wigan		Oxford	6

Barnsley Home Oxford Away

Wins

25%

67%

Over 1.5

75%

100%

Over 2.5

50%

100%

Over 3.5

25%

67%

Both teams scored

75%

67%

Clean sheets

0%

33%

Scores first

50%

67%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

League One · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Barnsley

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Draws	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%
Goals scored / match	1.00	0.75	0.88
Goals conceded / match	2.00	1.75	1.88
Total goals / match	3.00	2.50	2.75
Failed to score	25.0%	75.0%	50.0%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	25.0%	37.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 2	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 2	50%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	1	0
31–45	0	1
46–60	0	2
61–75	2	3
76–90	1	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Oxford

7 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away3 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	2.00	2.00	2.00
Draws	50.0%	0.0%	28.6%
Goals scored / match	2.25	2.33	2.29
Goals conceded / match	0.75	1.33	1.00
Total goals / match	3.00	3.67	3.29
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	25.0%	0.0%	14.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	0
46–60	2	1
61–75	2	1
76–90	2	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Barnsley	Draw	Oxford	How it works
Strength (Elo)	30.1%	23.9%	46.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	7.3%	12.9%	73.2%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.75–2.80 Model expected goals

62.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

46.2% Both teams to score

0-2 Most likely score, at 11.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-211.2%

0-310.5%

1-28.4%

0-18.0%

1-37.9%

0-47.4%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Barnsley	Oxford	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1450	1565	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-19	-7	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1491	1502	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	52.5%	55.0%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	50.7%	59.5%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	891	1018	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	25.4%	36.2%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	63.8%	65.6%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Barnsley	0.32	0.68	0.47	1.05
Oxford	0.89	1.11	0.37	0.84

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Barnsley	5%	12%	18%	25%	40%
Oxford	5%	5%	22%	30%	38%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

0.67 Barnsley at home, 9 matches

1.78 Oxford away, 9 matches

42d Days of rest for Barnsley

42d Days of rest for Oxford

— Manager of Barnsley

— Manager of Oxford

0 Matches for Barnsley in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Oxford in the last 14 days

10 Points for Barnsley behind the leaders, and 1 above the relegation zone

4 Points for Oxford behind the leaders, and 7 above the relegation zone

2.62 League goals per match

25.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Barnsley, the right bar represents Oxford.

On the ball

20 matches

13.94

shots

15.41

4.18

shots on target

5.53

30.0%

accuracy

35.9%

6.05

corners

4.89

12.05

fouls

10.68

2.32

yellow cards

1.44

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Barnsley	DLLLWWDLLW	1.10	0.90–1.80	1D
Oxford	DWWWLWDWDL	1.80	1.90–1.00	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Barnsley	4	9	6	0	1
Oxford	9	7	3	0	2

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Barnsley

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Oxford

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Leicester failed to produce bare minimum in Oxford thrashing - Souttar BBC Sport 09-07