Barnsley FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Barnsley FC vs Shrewsbury Town FC — League One at Oakwell Stadium.
- Barnsley FC 46 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- Shrewsbury Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Tallis (England)
- Assistant 1 Matthew Sowerby (England)
- Assistant 2
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–2 L 21 Apr Peterborough United FC H 1–1 D 18 Apr Leyton Orient FC A 3–4 L 12 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 4–1 W 05 Apr Birmingham City FC A 2–6 L 01 Apr Exeter City FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Barnsley FC A 2–1 W 21 Apr Northampton Town FC A 1–4 L 18 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L 12 Apr Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D 08 Apr Reading FC H 1–3 L 05 Apr Cambridge United FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Barnsley FC0-15–/–16-301/431-452/–46-602/261-752/276+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Barnsley FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. Davis Keillor-Dunn has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Gauci, as he is very good at scoring at Oakwell Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' GOAL! John Marquis scores on 18. Assisted by Luca Hoole
- 23' Shrewsbury Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
- 28' Luca Connell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for George Nurse on 29.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
- 39' 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.
- 44' Barnsley FC is showing some good football. However, Barnsley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Dexter Lembikisa departs to be replaced by Max Watters.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 56' Luca Hoole needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 61' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Kelechi Nwakali is replacing Luca Connell for the Barnsley FC side.
- 67' GOAL! John Marquis scores on 67. Assisted by Callum Stewart
- 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 78' Goal! Jonathan Russell scores his 21 goal in 231 matches.
- 79' Taylor Perry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Stewart on 79 minute.
- 84' It is a substitution in Shrewsbury Town FC team. George Lloyd is replaced by Vadaine Oliver on 84 minute.
- 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shrewsbury Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 90' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. George Nurse departs to be replaced by Aaron Pierre.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Barnsley FC.
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Lineups
Barnsley FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 32
- 18
- 8
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48
Luca Connell ↓ Kelechi Nwakali 64'
- 40
- 3
- 6
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20
Dexter Lembikisa ↓ Max Watters 46'
- 30
Bench
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50
Kelechi Nwakali ↑ 64'
- 21
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36
Max Watters ↑ 46'
- 51
- 33
- 29
- 31
Coach Conor HourihaneShrewsbury Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 27
- 8
- 17
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23
George Nurse ↓ Aaron Pierre 90'
- 2
- 6
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9
George Lloyd ↓ Vadaine Oliver 84'
- 22
- 3
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24
Callum Stewart ↓ Taylor Perry 79'
Bench
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16
Aaron Pierre ↑ 90'
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11
Vadaine Oliver ↑ 84'
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14
Taylor Perry ↑ 79'
- 18
- 36
- 13
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Coach Michael Appleton -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Herbie Kane 3 Jonathan Russell 2 John Marquis 2 Devante Cole 2 Nicky Cadden 1 Ethan Pinnock 1 Killian Phillips 1 Luke Waterfall 1 Head to Head
Barnsley FC Form
Shrewsbury Town FC Form
2025-04-26 Barnsley FC 1–2 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2025-04-21 Northampton Town FC 4–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-04-18 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-04-12 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-04-08 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–3 Reading FC L 2025-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.6 Barnsley FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 Shrewsbury Town FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Shrewsbury Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Barnsley FC or Draw 73%Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC 55%Barnsley FC or Shrewsbury Town FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Shrewsbury Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%1 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 9%0 – 0 8.3%2 – 0 8%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.8%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC
Handicap Barnsley FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 22% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 15% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.