England - EFL League OneOakwell StadiumData current as of 02 November 2026

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Barnsley vs Milton Keynes Dons: match statistics

Barnsley vs Milton Keynes Dons: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barnsley play Milton Keynes Dons in EFL League One (England). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Oakwell Stadium.

Current form

Barnsley: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Milton Keynes Dons: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barnsley scores 1.00 and concedes 1.83 goals per match. Milton Keynes Dons scores 1.69 and concedes 1.54. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barnsley 75%, Milton Keynes Dons 69%. Over 2.5: Barnsley 67%, Milton Keynes Dons 54%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Barnsley has higher xG: 1.73 vs 1.54. Barnsley: 16.5 shots per match, Milton Keynes Dons: 15.0.

Match halves

Barnsley: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.50. Milton Keynes Dons: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 1.15.

Goals by minute

Barnsley: 0-15 (3 goals). Milton Keynes Dons: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Pre-match profile— what 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.

BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
1Goals scored / match1.69
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
1.83Goals conceded / match1.54
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
51%Average possession46%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
4.75Shots on target / match4.08
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Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

16.5Shots per match15
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4.75Shots on target4.08
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6.1%Shot conversion11.3%
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51%Possession46%
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1.73xG for1.54
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1.71xG against1.6
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Shooting quality

Barnsley: AttackingMilton Keynes Dons: Attacking
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
Accuracy (shots on target)29%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.210.41

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Milton Keynes Dons is 1100% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Barnsley · 2.4 pts / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Barnsley
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
17% W25% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-7
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.68Opponent xG: 2.10BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Milton Keynes Dons
WLWWW
Season result split
31% W46% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-6-3
1.38 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Milton Keynes Dons is 69% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Barnsley · 1.69 goals / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons is 19% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.83 goals / match - Barnsley · 1.54 goals / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Barnsley scoring profile: very strong

Barnsley scores in 75% of matches (9 of 12 matches), while Milton Keynes Dons keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 matches).

Milton Keynes Dons scoring profile: very strong

Milton Keynes Dons scores in 77% of matches (10 of 13 matches), while Barnsley keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 12 matches).

12Goals scored (season)22
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22Goals conceded (season)20
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2.83Average goals in match3.23
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5Goals scored (last 5)13
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10Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

75%1 goal77%
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17%2 goals38%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
8%3 goals23%
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0%4 goals15%
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How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal77%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
50%2 goals38%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
25%3 goals23%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
8%4 goals8%
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* 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.

69%
Milton Keynes Dons - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 13 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time15%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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8%Scored in both halves23%
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BTTS and goal count

58%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
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8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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100%BTTS - last 560%
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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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
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2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
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Match halves— when 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 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.58 pts / match - Barnsley · 1.31 pts / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Barnsley - half-time state
42% leading33% draw25% trailing
Milton Keynes Dons - half-time state
31% leading38% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.58Points per match (1st half)1.31
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.54
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
1Average goals (1st half)1.08
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
67%Clean sheet before half-time54%
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50%No goal before half-time62%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.08Points per match (2nd half)1.38
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1.15
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1.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1
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1.83Average goals (2nd half)2.15
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25%Clean sheet after half-time38%
BarnsleyMilton Keynes Dons
67%No goal after half-time38%
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Barnsley - second-half results

33% W8% D58% L
19
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding40%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 17%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Milton Keynes Dons - second-half results

38% W23% D38% L
17
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Barnsley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.400.60
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.6
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+2-7
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Milton Keynes Dons - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match0.81.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.02.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Milton Keynes Dons
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
4
1
16-30
2
4
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
6
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.03
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
72%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Barnsley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.73
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Milton Keynes Dons

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

BarnsleyLigaMilton Keynes Dons
Average goals in match• 2.832.82▲ 3.23
Both teams scored▲ 75%57%▲ 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 67%54%• 54%
Clean sheets▼ 8%25%▼ 23%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%70%• 69%
Goal after half-time▲ 92%85%• 85%

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

2.82
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.28
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals