Thursday , 2 July 2026

Barnsley FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Barnsley FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Plymouth Argyle FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium 10,722 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Owen Oseni
0–2 57' Lorent Tolaj
0–3 79' Owen Oseni pen
Y 10' Mathias Ross
Jack Shepherd 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Oakwell Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Barnsley FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Plymouth Argyle FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 2023-03-11 Barnsley FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-07-30 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2019-04-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–3 L
03 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
21 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
17 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 2–2 D
10 Mar Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Barnsley FC A 3–0 W
03 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
17 Mar Stevenage FC H 1–0 W
14 Mar Reading FC A 2–2 D
10 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Barnsley FC Plymouth Argyle FC
#15 Position #8
59 Points 73
46 Played 46
15 / 14 / 17 W / D / L 22 / 7 / 17
68 Scored 75
73 Conceded 63
-5 GD +12
1.28 PPG 1.59
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Barnsley FC are 15th (59 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 8th (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Barnsley FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Barnsley FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Mathias Ross gets a card.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 16' Owen Oseni puts Plymouth Argyle FC on the lead.
  • 21' It’s high time Conor Hourihane made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Owen Dale, as he is very good at scoring at Oakwell Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Adam Phillips has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Bradshaw on 46 minute.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Plymouth Argyle FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 57' Goal! Lorent Tolaj scores his 5 goal in 191 matches.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC. Lorent Tolaj is replaced by Caleb Watts.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC. Jamie Paterson is replaced by Caleb Roberts.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Barnsley FC. Jonathan Bland is replaced by Scott Banks.
  • 72' Patrick Kelly needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 78' Barnsley FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 78' Leo Farrell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vimal Yoganathan on 78 minute.
  • 79' GOAL! Owen Oseni scores on 79.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Xavier Amaechi. He replaces Owen Oseni on 81 minute.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Joe Edwards is replaced by Brendan Galloway on 85 minute.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 385 games and scored 496 goals.
  • Full Time. Plymouth Argyle FC beats Barnsley FC

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Conor Hourihane

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mowatt 2
Owen Oseni 2
Mads Juel Andersen 1
Lorent Tolaj 1
Ruben Lameiras 1
Alex Mowatt 1
Ruben Lameiras 1
Cauley Woodrow 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 2023-03-11 Barnsley FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-07-30 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2019-04-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Barnsley FC

Barnsley FC Form

2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-04-03 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2026-03-21 Barnsley FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2026-03-17 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-03-14 Mansfield Town FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2026-03-10 Barnsley FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2026-03-17 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Stevenage FC W 2026-03-14 Reading FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-03-10 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Barnsley FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Barnsley FC30% Draw26% Plymouth Argyle FC44%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
70%
Barnsley FC or Plymouth Argyle FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Barnsley FC23% Draw42% Plymouth Argyle FC35%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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