England - EFL League OneUniversity of Bradford StadiumData current as of 22 September 2026

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Bradford City vs Barnsley: match statistics

Bradford City vs Barnsley: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bradford City play Barnsley in EFL League One (England). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: University of Bradford Stadium.

Current form

Bradford City: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Barnsley: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bradford City scores 1.00 and concedes 0.57 goals per match. Barnsley scores 1.00 and concedes 1.71. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bradford City 14%, Barnsley 57%. Over 2.5: Bradford City 14%, Barnsley 57%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Barnsley has higher xG: 1.77 vs 1.34. Bradford City: 10.3 shots per match, Barnsley: 17.0.

Match halves

Bradford City: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.71. Barnsley: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Bradford City: 46-60 (3 goals). Barnsley: 61-75 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

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.

Bradford CityBarnsley
1Goals scored / match1
Bradford CityBarnsley
0.57Goals conceded / match1.71
Bradford CityBarnsley
49%Average possession54%
Bradford CityBarnsley
3.86Shots on target / match4.43
Bradford CityBarnsley

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.29Shots per match17
Bradford CityBarnsley
3.86Shots on target4.43
Bradford CityBarnsley
9.7%Shot conversion5.9%
Bradford CityBarnsley
49%Possession54%
Bradford CityBarnsley
1.34xG for1.77
Bradford CityBarnsley
1.08xG against1.42
Bradford CityBarnsley

Shooting quality

Bradford City: BalancedBarnsley: Attacking
Bradford CityBarnsley
Accuracy (shots on target)38%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.23

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.

Bradford City is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Bradford City · 1.4 pts / match - Barnsley

Bradford City
LLWWW
Season result split
71% W0% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-0-2
2.14 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-1
Last 5 at home
2-0-1
WLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Barnsley
WWLLD
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-3
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
DWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 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.

Bradford City is 200% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.57 goals / match - Bradford City · 1.71 goals / match - Barnsley

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 86% of matches (6 of 7 matches), while Barnsley keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

Barnsley scoring profile: more difficult

Barnsley scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 71% (5 of 7 matches).

7Goals scored (season)7
Bradford CityBarnsley
4Goals conceded (season)12
Bradford CityBarnsley
1.57Average goals in match2.71
Bradford CityBarnsley
4Goals scored (last 5)7
Bradford CityBarnsley
4Goals conceded (last 5)11
Bradford CityBarnsley

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal57%
Bradford CityBarnsley
14%2 goals29%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%3 goals14%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%4 goals0%
Bradford CityBarnsley

How often they concede at least...

29%1 goal86%
Bradford CityBarnsley
29%2 goals29%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%3 goals29%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%4 goals14%
Bradford CityBarnsley

* 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.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time14%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%Scored in both halves14%
Bradford CityBarnsley

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Bradford CityBarnsley
20%BTTS - last 580%
Bradford CityBarnsley

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

43%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Bradford CityBarnsley
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Bradford CityBarnsley

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Bradford CityBarnsley
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Bradford CityBarnsley
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time43%
Bradford CityBarnsley

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.

Bradford City is 43% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - Bradford City · 1 pts / match - Barnsley

Bradford City - half-time state
29% leading57% draw14% trailing
Barnsley - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)1
Bradford CityBarnsley
0.29Goals scored (1st half)0.29
Bradford CityBarnsley
0.14Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Bradford CityBarnsley
0.43Average goals (1st half)0.86
Bradford CityBarnsley
86%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Bradford CityBarnsley
71%No goal before half-time71%
Bradford CityBarnsley

After half-time (2nd half)

1.57Points per match (2nd half)1.43
Bradford CityBarnsley
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Bradford CityBarnsley
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
Bradford CityBarnsley
1.14Average goals (2nd half)1.86
Bradford CityBarnsley
71%Clean sheet after half-time29%
Bradford CityBarnsley
43%No goal after half-time57%
Bradford CityBarnsley

Bradford City - second-half results

43% W29% D29% L
10
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding245%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 71%. 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.

Barnsley - second-half results

43% W14% D43% L
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bradford City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.61.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Barnsley - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.22.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.14
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
73%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+87%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
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

Bradford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
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.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
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.
42%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Barnsley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.77
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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

Bradford CityLigaBarnsley
Average goals in match 1.572.93 2.71
Both teams scored 14%60% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 14%55% 57%
Clean sheets 71%25% 14%
Goal before half-time 43%66% 57%
Goal after half-time 71%81% 86%

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

2.93
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.55
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Bradford City 0 - 2 - 0 Barnsley. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Barnsley FC
2 : 2
Bradford City AFC
Bradford City AFC
2 : 2
Barnsley FC