Barnsley FC vs Stevenage FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2026-27

Barnsley FC

1 – 5

Full Time

Stevenage FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Oakwell Stadium 9,446 HT 45' · FT 45'

Cameron McGeehan pen 17' 1–0

1–1 43' Oliver Sanderson

1–2 52' Daniel Kemp

1–3 57' Terence Vancooten

1–4 66' Daniel Kemp

1–5 90+2' Michael Mellon

Y 16' Carl Piergianni

Patrick Kelly 85' Y

Y 86' Saxon Earley

Overview

Match Preview

Barnsley FC vs Stevenage FC — League One at Oakwell Stadium.

Barnsley FC 9 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Stevenage FC 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Neil Hair

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Barnsley FC 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Stevenage FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 Barnsley FC 1–5 Stevenage FC 2026-04-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2026-01-31 Barnsley FC 3–1 Stevenage FC 2025-01-25 Barnsley FC 0–1 Stevenage FC 2024-09-14 Stevenage FC 3–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Stevenage FC	H	1–5	L
02 Sep	Blackpool FC	H	2–1	W
29 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	A	3–1	W
22 Aug	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
15 Aug	Bromley FC	H	0–1	L
02 May	Stockport County FC	H	1–3	L

Stevenage FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	5–1	W
01 Sep	Peterborough United FC	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	2–2	D
22 Aug	Oxford United FC	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	Burton Albion FC	A	1–1	D
13 May	Stockport County FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Barnsley FC		Stevenage FC
#21	Position	#12
8	Points	12
9	Played	9
2 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 3
9	Scored	12
17	Conceded	10
-8	GD	+2
0.89	PPG	1.33
22%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Stevenage FC this season

Barnsley FC are 21st (8 pts). Stevenage FC are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/4

61-75

3/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Stevenage FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Stevenage FC

Daniel Kemp	3 G	1 A
Oliver Sanderson	3 G
Josh Magennis	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Barnsley FC and Stevenage FC is underway.
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 high time Alex Revell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
16' Stevenage FC player sees a card in front of him.
17' What composure from Cameron McGeehan! The Northern Ireland international strokes it home. 1-0.
22' 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.
23' The crowd applauds Terry Taylor as he leaves the pitch. Louis Thompson steps in for Stevenage FC.
28' The 20-year-old Tommy Setford has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' Stevenage FC come into this ranked 20 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' Goal! Oliver Sanderson scores his 3 goal in 16 matches.
46' The crowd applauds Ziyad Larkeche as he leaves the pitch. Amani Richards steps in for Barnsley FC.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
52' GOAL! Daniel Kemp scores on 52.
57' Terence Vancooten is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the defender.
60' The whistle greets Jonathan Bland as he departs to be replaced by Luca Connell.
65' Barnsley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
66' Daniel Kemp doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
71' Jordan Roberts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
72' The whistle greets Oliver Sanderson as he departs to be replaced by Ben Broggio.
75' The crowd applauds Cameron McGeehan as he leaves the pitch. Clayton Taylor steps in for Barnsley FC.
80' Carl Piergianni has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 17 appearances.
85' Barnsley FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
85' The supporters are chanting for Saxon Earley. He replaces Jordan Roberts on 85 minute.
86' Saxon Earley has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 86.
The final score is 1-5.

Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

48
Luca Connell ↑ 60'
51
Kieran Flavell
13
Clayton Taylor ↑ 75'
39
Leo Farrell ↑ 46'
36
Luke Alker ↑ 60'
17
Amani Richards ↑ 46'
44
Tayo Dunne

Coach Daniel Stendel

Stevenage FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jordan Houghton ↑ 85'
23
Louis Thompson ↑ 23'
12
Daniel Barden
14
Saxon Earley ↑ 85'
28
Michael Mellon ↑ 72'
16
Kaelan Casey
27
Ben Broggio ↑ 72'

Coach Alex Revell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Kemp	4
Elliott List	2
Carl Piergianni	1
Cameron McGeehan	1
Terence Vancooten	1
Michael Mellon	1
Herbie Kane	1
Oliver Sanderson	1

Head to Head

Barnsley FC Form

2026-09-05 Barnsley FC 1–5 Stevenage FC L 2026-09-02 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-08-29 Leyton Orient FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2026-08-22 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2026-08-15 Barnsley FC 0–1 Bromley FC L 2026-05-02 Barnsley FC 1–3 Stockport County FC L

Stevenage FC Form

2026-09-05 Barnsley FC 1–5 Stevenage FC W 2026-09-01 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2026-08-29 Stevenage FC 2–2 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2026-08-22 Stevenage FC 1–2 Oxford United FC L 2026-08-15 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2026-05-13 Stockport County FC 2–0 Stevenage FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.93 Barnsley FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Stevenage FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Barnsley FC21% Draw25% Stevenage FC54%

Actual: Stevenage FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Barnsley FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Stevenage FC

79%

Barnsley FC or Stevenage FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Barnsley FC14% Draw42% Stevenage FC44%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

0 – 2

10.6%

1 – 1

10.6%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 3

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

2 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

0 – 4

3.6%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Barnsley FC

Handicap	Barnsley FC covers	Push	Stevenage FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	23%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	19%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Stevenage FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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