Accrington Stanley vs Barrow: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Accrington Stanley play Barrow in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 26 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Accrington Stanley: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Barrow: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Accrington Stanley scores 1.02 and concedes 1.26 goals per match. Barrow scores 0.98 and concedes 1.70. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Accrington Stanley 41%, Barrow 57%. Over 2.5: Accrington Stanley 37%, Barrow 63%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Accrington Stanley has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.22. Accrington Stanley: 11.7 shots per match, Barrow: 10.6.

Match halves

Accrington Stanley: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.54. Barrow: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.52.

Goals by minute

Accrington Stanley: 61-75 (9 goals). Barrow: 31-45+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
Accrington StanleyBarrow
18Shots16
Accrington StanleyBarrow
7Shots on target6
Accrington StanleyBarrow
2.05xG1.75
Accrington StanleyBarrow
4Corners5
Accrington StanleyBarrow
57Dangerous attacks44
Accrington StanleyBarrow
4Fouls8
Accrington StanleyBarrow
0Cards2
Accrington StanleyBarrow

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Accrington StanleyBarrow
1.02Goals scored / match0.98
Accrington StanleyBarrow
1.26Goals conceded / match1.7
Accrington StanleyBarrow
48%Average possession46%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
3.93Shots on target / match3.17
Accrington StanleyBarrow

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.7Shots per match10.63
Accrington StanleyBarrow
3.93Shots on target3.17
Accrington StanleyBarrow
8.7%Shot conversion9.2%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
48%Possession46%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
1.31xG for1.22
Accrington StanleyBarrow
1.41xG against1.62
Accrington StanleyBarrow

Shooting quality

Accrington Stanley: BalancedBarrow: Balanced
Accrington StanleyBarrow
Accuracy (shots on target)34%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Barrow is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Accrington Stanley · 0.6 pts / match - Barrow

Accrington Stanley
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
30% W24% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-11-21
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-9
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Barrow
LWLLL
Season result split
20% W20% R61% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-28
0.78 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-14
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Accrington Stanley is 35% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.26 goals / match - Accrington Stanley · 1.7 goals / match - Barrow

Accrington Stanley scoring profile: very strong

Accrington Stanley scores in 61% of matches (28 of 46 matches), while Barrow keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

Barrow scoring profile: strong

Barrow scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Accrington Stanley keeps a clean sheet in 26% (12 of 46 matches).

47Goals scored (season)45
Accrington StanleyBarrow
58Goals conceded (season)78
Accrington StanleyBarrow
2.28Average goals in match2.67
Accrington StanleyBarrow
7Goals scored (last 5)7
Accrington StanleyBarrow
12Goals conceded (last 5)13
Accrington StanleyBarrow

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal63%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
24%2 goals30%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
13%3 goals4%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
4%4 goals0%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal85%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
39%2 goals59%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
11%3 goals22%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
2%4 goals2%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Accrington Stanley - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.19 of 46 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time20%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
4%BTTS in both halves7%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
22%Scored in both halves17%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
80%BTTS - last 580%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Accrington Stanley is 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.28 pts / match - Accrington Stanley · 0.98 pts / match - Barrow

Accrington Stanley - half-time state
30% leading37% draw33% trailing
Barrow - half-time state
17% leading46% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per match (1st half)0.98
Accrington StanleyBarrow
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.46
Accrington StanleyBarrow
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Accrington StanleyBarrow
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.15
Accrington StanleyBarrow
54%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
57%No goal before half-time63%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

After half-time (2nd half)

1.07Points per match (2nd half)0.89
Accrington StanleyBarrow
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.52
Accrington StanleyBarrow
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Accrington StanleyBarrow
1.24Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Accrington StanleyBarrow
46%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Accrington StanleyBarrow
61%No goal after half-time57%
Accrington StanleyBarrow

Accrington Stanley - second-half results

24% W35% R41% P
59
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Barrow - second-half results

17% W37% R46% P
45
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-22
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.98
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Accrington Stanley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.21.2
Average goals in match1.82.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3
Barrow - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.22.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Accrington Stanley
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
8
9
16-30
7
11
31-45
7
10
46-60
9
13
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Barrow
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
3
12
16-30
11
13
31-45
6
12
46-60
8
11
61-75
10
23
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (23). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.48
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Accrington Stanley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Barrow

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Accrington StanleyLigaBarrow
Average goals in match 2.282.57 2.67
Both teams scored 41%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 37%48% 63%
Clean sheets 26%27% 15%
Goal before half-time 74%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 76%78% 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Accrington Stanley 0 - 1 - 0 Barrow. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Accrington Stanley vs Barrow?

The EFL League Two match finished Accrington Stanley 2:1 Barrow. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Accrington Stanley vs Barrow?

Accrington Stanley score 1.02 goals per game on average and Barrow 0.98. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Accrington Stanley's matches and 57% of Barrow's.

What form are Accrington Stanley and Barrow in?

Over the last 5 games Accrington Stanley have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Barrow 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Accrington Stanley vs Barrow?

The statistical background for Accrington Stanley vs Barrow — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.