Thursday , 1 October 2026

Barnsley FC vs Fleetwood Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Barnsley FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Fleetwood Town FC
Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Oakwell Ground 12,141 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Junior Quitirna
Devante Cole 7' 1–0
1–2 34' Junior Quitirna
Corey O'Keeffe 88' 2–2
Jordan Williams 32' Y
Herbie Kane 38' Y
Y 45' Ryan Broom
Y 45' Jack Marriott

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Fleetwood Town FC — League One at Oakwell Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Hair
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Fyvie
  • Assistant 2 Danny Gratton
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

5
1
Barnsley FC 6 games · Avg 3.5 goals Fleetwood Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-28 Barnsley FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-12-29 Barnsley FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-10-01 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Barnsley FC 2019-04-13 Barnsley FC 4–2 Fleetwood Town FC 2018-09-29 Fleetwood Town FC 1–3 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 2–2 D
24 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–0 W
21 Oct Leyton Orient FC A 1–1 D
07 Oct Exeter City FC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Cambridge United FC A 4–0 W
30 Sep Blackpool FC H 0–1 L
Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Barnsley FC A 2–2 D
24 Oct Reading FC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
03 Oct Cheltenham Town FC A 2–0 W
30 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Barnsley FC welcome Fleetwood Town FC for this crunch clash at Oakwell Ground.
  • 3' Magnificent from Junior Quitirna! That is 13 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 7' Magnificent from Devante Cole! That is 52 goals in 379 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Fleetwood Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Barry Cotter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 22' Shaun Rooney is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Barnsley FC tonight.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Jordan Williams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Junior Quitirna makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 38' The referee calls foul for Herbie Kane. He receives a card.
  • 43' Jamie McCart has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 1 appearances.
  • 45' Ryan Broom is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' England international Josh Vela has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' Danny Mayor gets the nod from Fleetwood Town FC. He replaces Junior Quitirna and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The travelling Fleetwood Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Barnsley FC — Corey O'Keeffe on, Barry Cotter off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Barnsley FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fleetwood Town FC's shape.
  • 69' Josh Benson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Phillips at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Barnsley FC — Max Watters on, Jonathan Russell off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 79' Fleetwood Town FC make a change. Shaun Rooney trudges off to be replaced by Scott Robertson on 79 minutes.
  • 82' Owen Dodgson gets the nod from Barnsley FC. He replaces Nicky Cadden and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. Nicky Cadden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' Corey O'Keeffe makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Barnsley FC are in front.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neill Collins

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jacob Brown 2
Junior Quitirna 2
Ched Evans 1
Bosun Lawal 1
Mamadou Thiam 1
Wes Burns 1
Jack Aitchison 1
Harrison Biggins 1

Head to Head

2023-10-28 Barnsley FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-12-29 Barnsley FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-10-01 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Barnsley FC 2019-04-13 Barnsley FC 4–2 Fleetwood Town FC 2018-09-29 Fleetwood Town FC 1–3 Barnsley FC

Barnsley FC Form

2023-10-28 Barnsley FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-10-24 Barnsley FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-10-21 Leyton Orient FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2023-10-07 Exeter City FC 0–1 Barnsley FC W 2023-10-03 Cambridge United FC 0–4 Barnsley FC W 2023-09-30 Barnsley FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2023-10-28 Barnsley FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-10-24 Reading FC 1–2 Fleetwood Town FC W 2023-10-21 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-10-07 Fleetwood Town FC 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2023-10-03 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Fleetwood Town FC W 2023-09-30 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Fleetwood Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC48% Draw26% Fleetwood Town FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Fleetwood Town FC
52%
Barnsley FC or Fleetwood Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC33% Draw45% Fleetwood Town FC22%
Actual: Fleetwood Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Fleetwood Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.