Barnsley FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Barnsley FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Oakwell Ground 11,464 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Colby Bishop pen

0–2 8' Paddy Lane

0–3 16' Connor Ogilvie

Barry Cotter 49' 1–3

Callum Styles 77' 2–3

Y 80' Joe Rafferty

Overview

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Barnsley FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Oakwell Ground.

Barnsley FC 13 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith
Assistant 1 Callum Jones (England)
Assistant 2 Stephen Wade

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Barnsley FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-19 Barnsley FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC 2023-03-07 Barnsley FC 3–1 Portsmouth FC 2023-02-04 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Barnsley FC 2019-02-23 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Barnsley FC 2018-12-15 Barnsley FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Portsmouth FC	H	2–3	L
16 Sep	Burton Albion FC	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Cheltenham Town FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
19 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L
15 Aug	Peterborough United FC	H	1–3	L

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	3–2	W
16 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	H	0–0	D
15 Aug	Exeter City FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/6

61-75

3/6

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Oakwell Ground as Barnsley FC face off against Portsmouth FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Barnsley FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portsmouth FC's shape.
8' Goal! Colby Bishop scores his 93 goal in 5 matches.
13' Joe Rafferty needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
16' Connor Ogilvie does the damage! The net is bulging and Portsmouth FC surge ahead!
21' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Portsmouth FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
41' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Cosgrove is hanging Nicky Cadden on the field on 46 minute.
49' What a strike from Barry Cotter! The score is 1-2.
54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' Alex Robertson is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portsmouth FC tonight.
66' Gavin Whyte makes way for Abu Kamara at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portsmouth FC.
69' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Sparkes is hanging Connor Ogilvie on the field on 69 minute.
71' Barry Cotter makes way for Corey O'Keeffe at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Barnsley FC.
76' Regan Poole has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
77' Against the run of play, Callum Styles has scored! This game has turned on its head.
78' A tactical swap from Barnsley FC — Max Watters on, Devante Cole off on 78 minutes.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joe Rafferty.
85' The 26-year-old Jonathan Russell has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Barnsley FC and Portsmouth FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
The points are shared — Barnsley FC 2-3 Portsmouth FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ben Killip
20
Callum Styles ↑ 46'
9
Sam Cosgrove ↑ 46'
22
Corey O'Keeffe ↑ 71'
36
Max Watters ↑ 78'
29
Owen Dodgson ↑ 46'
41
Jack Shepherd

Coach Neill Collins

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Colby Bishop	4
Devante Cole	2
Connor Ogilvie	1
Paddy Lane	1
Barry Cotter	1
Callum Styles	1
Gareth Evans	1
Conor Shaughnessy	1

Head to Head

Barnsley FC Form

2023-09-19 Barnsley FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC L 2023-09-16 Barnsley FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2023-09-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Barnsley FC W 2023-08-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Barnsley FC W 2023-08-19 Barnsley FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2023-08-15 Barnsley FC 1–3 Peterborough United FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2023-09-19 Barnsley FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-09-16 Derby County FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2023-09-02 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2023-08-26 Stevenage FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC D 2023-08-15 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 Barnsley FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.35 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Barnsley FC or Portsmouth FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Barnsley FC36% Draw29% Portsmouth FC35%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

64%

Barnsley FC or Portsmouth FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Barnsley FC27% Draw47% Portsmouth FC26%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

1 – 0

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap	Barnsley FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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