Derby County FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Derby County FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Pride Park Stadium.
- Derby County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Barnsley FC 46 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Busby
- Assistant 1 Rob Merchant
- Assistant 2 Mark Pottage
23 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/gameStandings
# 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 11 Nov Barnsley FC H 3–0 W 05 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC A 2–2 D 31 Oct Northampton Town FC H 4–0 W 28 Oct Stevenage FC A 1–3 L 24 Oct Exeter City FC H 2–0 W 21 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Nov Derby County FC A 0–3 L 03 Nov Horsham FC H 3–3 D 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 Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)73% 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' In just a few seconds Pride Park Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Derby County FC and Barnsley FC.
- 5' Louie Sibley has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' Derby County FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 17.
- 22' 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.
- 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Derby County FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by James Collins on 35.
- 36' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Craig Forsyth gets a card.
- 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Curtis Nelson suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for John McAtee. He replaces Max Watters on 46 minute.
- 48' GOAL! Craig Forsyth scores on 48.
- 52' The supporters are chanting for Kane Wilson. He replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on 52 minute.
- 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Corey O'Keeffe, as he is very good at scoring at Pride Park Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' Derby County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
- 63' GOAL! James Collins scores on 63.
- 66' Barnsley FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
- 69' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Corey O'Keeffe by Fabio Jalo on 69 minute.
- 74' Barnsley 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.
- 75' Time for substitution for Derby County FC. Ryan Nyambe is replaced by Sonny Bradley.
- 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 85' Louie Sibley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Barkhuizen 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. Derby County FC beats Barnsley FC
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Lineups
Derby County FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 3
- 8
- 11
- 4
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24
Ryan Nyambe ↓ Sonny Bradley 75'
- 35
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 1
Bench
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2
Kane Wilson ↑ 52'
- 31
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5
Sonny Bradley ↑ 75'
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17
Louie Sibley ↑ 85'
- 43
- 22
- 26
Coach Paul WarneBarnsley FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 2
- 44
- 20
- 7
- 30
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22
Corey O'Keeffe ↓ Fabio Jalo 69'
- 26
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36
Max Watters ↓ John McAtee 46'
- 3
- 6
Bench
- 17
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45
John McAtee ↑ 46'
- 10
- 29
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12
Fabio Jalo ↑ 69'
- 41
- 50
Coach Neill Collins -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Victor Adeboyejo 3 Adam Phillips 3 James Collins 3 Devante Cole 2 Ravel Morrison 2 Conor Chaplin 2 Tom Barkhuizen 2 Elliot Simoes 1 Head to Head
Derby County FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.86 Derby County FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.81 Barnsley FC xGI would bet for: Derby County FC to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Derby County FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.67Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Derby County FC or Draw 83%Draw or Barnsley FC 40%Derby County FC or Barnsley FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Derby County FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 12.2%2 – 0 11.7%1 – 1 11.2%2 – 1 9.4%0 – 0 8.8%3 – 0 Actual3 – 1 5.9%0 – 1 4.7%1 – 2 4%2 – 2 3.8%4 – 0 3.3%4 – 1 2.8%Asian Handicap — Derby County FC
Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 19% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 24% 39% -0.5 61% — 39% +0.5 85% — 15% +1 85% 10% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

