Exeter City vs Barnsley: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Exeter City played against Barnsley in EFL League One (England). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Recent form

Exeter City has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Barnsley has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Exeter City scores 0.95 goals per game and allows 1.05. Barnsley scores 1.76 and allows 1.41. Games in this league average 2.49 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 37% of Exeter City's games and 65% of Barnsley's. The Over 2.5 rates are 32% and 59%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Barnsley has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.13 per game. Exeter City takes 9.3 shots per game, while Barnsley takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Exeter City leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.53 goals per game after halftime. Barnsley leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.94 after halftime.

When the teams score

Exeter City's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Barnsley, it is minutes 61-75 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.49 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

46Possession (%)54
Exeter CityBarnsley
15Shots9
Exeter CityBarnsley
7Shots on target1
Exeter CityBarnsley
1.73xG0.91
Exeter CityBarnsley
6Corners3
Exeter CityBarnsley
40Dangerous attacks35
Exeter CityBarnsley
8Fouls9
Exeter CityBarnsley
1Cards2
Exeter CityBarnsley

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Exeter CityBarnsley
0.95Goals scored / game1.76
Exeter CityBarnsley
1.05Goals allowed / game1.41
Exeter CityBarnsley
51%Average possession56%
Exeter CityBarnsley
3.11Shots on target / game4.24
Exeter CityBarnsley

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.26Shots per game12.47
Exeter CityBarnsley
3.11Shots on target4.24
Exeter CityBarnsley
10.2%Shot conversion14.2%
Exeter CityBarnsley
51%Possession56%
Exeter CityBarnsley
1.13xG for1.43
Exeter CityBarnsley
1.4xG against1.39
Exeter CityBarnsley

Shooting quality

Exeter City: BalancedBarnsley: Efficient finishing
Exeter CityBarnsley
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.42

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Barnsley is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Exeter City · 2 pts / game - Barnsley

Exeter City
DLLWL
Season result split
32% W11% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-11
1.05 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Barnsley
WWDLW
Season result split
47% W24% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-5
1.65 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DDWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Barnsley is 85% better for: goals scored per game.

0.95 goals / game - Exeter City · 1.76 goals / game - Barnsley

Exeter City is 34% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.05 goals / game - Exeter City · 1.41 goals / game - Barnsley

Exeter City scoring profile: very strong

Exeter City scores in 63% of games (12 of 19 meczów), while Barnsley keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 meczów).

Barnsley scoring profile: very strong

Barnsley scores in 76% of games (13 of 17 meczów), while Exeter City keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 meczów).

18Goals scored (season)30
Exeter CityBarnsley
20Goals conceded (season)24
Exeter CityBarnsley
2Average goals per game3.18
Exeter CityBarnsley
4Goals scored (last 5)12
Exeter CityBarnsley
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Exeter CityBarnsley

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal76%
Exeter CityBarnsley
16%2 goals53%
Exeter CityBarnsley
11%3 goals35%
Exeter CityBarnsley
5%4 goals6%
Exeter CityBarnsley

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal88%
Exeter CityBarnsley
32%2 goals47%
Exeter CityBarnsley
0%3 goals6%
Exeter CityBarnsley
0%4 goals0%
Exeter CityBarnsley

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time24%
Exeter CityBarnsley
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Exeter CityBarnsley
16%Scored in both halves47%
Exeter CityBarnsley

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
Exeter CityBarnsley
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Exeter CityBarnsley
60%BTTS - last 580%
Exeter CityBarnsley

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Exeter CityBarnsley
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Exeter CityBarnsley
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Exeter CityBarnsley

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Exeter CityBarnsley
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Exeter CityBarnsley
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Exeter CityBarnsley

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Barnsley is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / game - Exeter City · 1.41 pts / game - Barnsley

Exeter City - half-time state
26% leading32% draw42% trailing
Barnsley - half-time state
35% leading35% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per game (1st half)1.41
Exeter CityBarnsley
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.82
Exeter CityBarnsley
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Exeter CityBarnsley
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.41
Exeter CityBarnsley
42%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Exeter CityBarnsley
63%No goal before half-time41%
Exeter CityBarnsley

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per game (2nd half)1.29
Exeter CityBarnsley
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.94
Exeter CityBarnsley
0.37Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
Exeter CityBarnsley
0.89Average goals (2nd half)1.76
Exeter CityBarnsley
74%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Exeter CityBarnsley
58%No goal after half-time35%
Exeter CityBarnsley

Exeter City - second-half results

37% W42% D21% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 32%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Barnsley - second-half results

35% W24% D41% L
24
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Exeter City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Barnsley - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game1.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game2.01.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Exeter City
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
3
6
16-30
2
3
31-45
3
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Barnsley
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
4
2
16-30
5
6
31-45
5
1
46-60
6
6
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Exeter City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Barnsley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
163%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Exeter CityLigaBarnsley
Average goals per game 2.002.49 3.18
Both teams scored 37%50% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%47% 59%
Clean sheets 26%28% 12%
Goal before half-time 79%68% 76%
Goal after half-time 63%82% 94%

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

2.49
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.08
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Exeter CityGoalIlmari NiskanenAssist: Ethan Brierley
  2. Exeter CityYellow cardPierce Liam Sweeney
  3. BarnsleyYellow cardPatrick Kelly
  4. BarnsleySubstitutionOn: Fabio JaloOff: Neil Farrugia
  5. Exeter CitySubstitutionOn: Reece ColeOff: Sonny Cox
  6. Exeter CityGoalJayden WarehamAssist: Luca Woodhouse
  7. BarnsleySubstitutionOn: Jonathan RussellOff: Jonathan Bland
  8. Exeter CityGoalReece ColeAssist: Ilmari Niskanen
  9. BarnsleySubstitutionOn: Vimal YoganathanOff: Patrick Kelly
  10. BarnsleySubstitutionOn: Mael Durand de GevigneyOff: Adam Lee Phillips

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Exeter City vs Barnsley?

The EFL League One match finished Exeter City 3:0 Barnsley. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Exeter City vs Barnsley?

Exeter City score 0.95 goals per game on average and Barnsley 1.76. The EFL League One average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Exeter City's matches and 65% of Barnsley's.

What form are Exeter City and Barnsley in?

Over the last 5 games Exeter City have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Barnsley 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Exeter City vs Barnsley?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Exeter City vs Barnsley: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.