England - EFL League OneOakwell StadiumData current as of 04 September 2026

Barnsley vs Stevenage: match statistics

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Barnsley vs Stevenage: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Barnsley play Stevenage in EFL League One (England). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Oakwell Stadium.

Current form

Barnsley: 2-1-1, 1.75 points/match. Stevenage: 0-3-1, 0.75 points/match.

Goal statistics

Barnsley scores 1.25 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Stevenage scores 1.00 and concedes 1.25. League average: 3.06 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Barnsley 50%, Stevenage 75%. Over 2.5: Barnsley 50%, Stevenage 50%. League level: BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Barnsley has higher xG: 2.05 vs 1.17. Barnsley: 18.8 shots per match, Stevenage: 9.8.

Match halves

Barnsley: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 1.00. Stevenage: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Barnsley: 61-75 (2 goals). Stevenage: 76-90+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 3.06 goals per match, BTTS 66%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.45)
(3.22)
(2.78)

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.

1.25Goals scored / match1
BarnsleyStevenage
0.75Goals conceded / match1.25
BarnsleyStevenage
60%Average possession45%
BarnsleyStevenage
5.5Shots on target / match3.75
BarnsleyStevenage

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

18.75Shots per match9.75
BarnsleyStevenage
5.5Shots on target3.75
BarnsleyStevenage
6.7%Shot conversion10.3%
BarnsleyStevenage
60%Possession45%
BarnsleyStevenage
2.05xG for1.17
BarnsleyStevenage
1.36xG against1.16
BarnsleyStevenage

Shooting quality

Barnsley: DominantStevenage: Balanced
BarnsleyStevenage
Accuracy (shots on target)29%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.27

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.

Barnsley is 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.75 pts / match - Barnsley · 0.75 pts / match - Stevenage

Barnsley
LDWW
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Stevenage
DLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W75% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%

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 25% better for: goals scored per match.

1.25 goals / match - Barnsley · 1 goals / match - Stevenage

Barnsley is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Barnsley · 1.25 goals / match - Stevenage

Barnsley scoring profile: strong

Barnsley scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while Stevenage keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

Stevenage scoring profile: very strong

Stevenage scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Barnsley keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

5Goals scored (season)4
BarnsleyStevenage
3Goals conceded (season)5
BarnsleyStevenage
2Average goals in match2.25
BarnsleyStevenage
5Goals scored (last 5)4
BarnsleyStevenage
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
BarnsleyStevenage

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
BarnsleyStevenage
50%2 goals25%
BarnsleyStevenage
25%3 goals0%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%4 goals0%
BarnsleyStevenage

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%2 goals50%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%3 goals0%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%4 goals0%
BarnsleyStevenage

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%BTTS in both halves0%
BarnsleyStevenage
25%Scored in both halves0%
BarnsleyStevenage

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BarnsleyStevenage
50%BTTS - last 575%
BarnsleyStevenage

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

25%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
BarnsleyStevenage
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
BarnsleyStevenage

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
BarnsleyStevenage
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
BarnsleyStevenage
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
BarnsleyStevenage

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.

Barnsley is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Barnsley · 1 pts / match - Stevenage

Barnsley - half-time state
25% leading75% draw0% trailing
Stevenage - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1
BarnsleyStevenage
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0
BarnsleyStevenage
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
BarnsleyStevenage
0.25Average goals (1st half)0
BarnsleyStevenage
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
BarnsleyStevenage
75%No goal before half-time100%
BarnsleyStevenage

After half-time (2nd half)

1.75Points per match (2nd half)0.75
BarnsleyStevenage
1Goals scored (2nd half)1
BarnsleyStevenage
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)1.25
BarnsleyStevenage
1.75Average goals (2nd half)2.25
BarnsleyStevenage
25%Clean sheet after half-time25%
BarnsleyStevenage
50%No goal after half-time25%
BarnsleyStevenage

Barnsley - second-half results

50% W25% R25% P
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

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

Stevenage - second-half results

0% W75% R25% P
4
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.3

Concedes 1.3 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 match1.501.75
Goals scored / match0.31.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.31.8
1 goal25%75%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%25%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 25% leading - 75% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Stevenage - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.75
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.3
Average goals in match0.02.3
1 goal0%75%
2 goals0%75%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%25%
No goal100%25%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 75% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
69%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 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.
+0.69
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
59%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Stevenage

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
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.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
75% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
75%

* 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 One).

Teams vs league

BarnsleyLigaStevenage
Average goals in match 2.003.06 2.25
Both teams scored 50%66% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%60% 50%
Clean sheets 25%21% 25%
Goal before half-time 25%60% 0%
Goal after half-time 75%85% 75%

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

3.06
Average goals per match
66%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.79
Home goals / match
1.28
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
32%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Barnsley 1 - 0 - 1 Stevenage. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Barnsley and Stevenage play?

Barnsley face Stevenage on 5 September 2026 in EFL League One at Oakwell Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Stevenage?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Barnsley won 1, Stevenage won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Barnsley vs Stevenage?

Barnsley score 1.25 goals per game on average and Stevenage 1.00. The EFL League One average is 3.06 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Barnsley's matches and 75% of Stevenage's.

What form are Barnsley and Stevenage in?

Over the last 5 games Barnsley have a 2-1-1 record (1.75 points per game) and Stevenage 0-3-1 (0.75 points per game).

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

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