Exeter City FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Exeter City FC

3 – 0

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Barnsley FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Exeter City FC vs Barnsley FC — League One .

Exeter City FC 46 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Atkinson (England)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Exeter City FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-20 Exeter City FC 3–0 Barnsley FC 2025-04-01 Barnsley FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2024-12-14 Exeter City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2024-01-27 Barnsley FC 1–2 Exeter City FC 2023-10-07 Exeter City FC 0–1 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	3–0	W
13 Dec	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Dec	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–0	W
06 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	4–0	W
29 Nov	Bradford City AFC	A	0–1	L
15 Nov	Leyton Orient FC	A	1–2	L

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Exeter City FC	A	0–3	L
13 Dec	Leyton Orient FC	H	3–2	W
09 Dec	Lincoln City FC	A	1–3	L
06 Dec	Peterborough United FC	A	1–0	W
29 Nov	Stockport County FC	A	1–1	D
22 Nov	Luton Town FC	H	5–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Barnsley FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/3

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
Barnsley FC will have plenty to reflect on. Exeter City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	3
Josh Magennis	2
Kelechi Nwakali	1
Davis Keillor-Dunn	1
Stephen Humphrys	1
Bobby Thomas	1
Ryan Trevitt	1
Sam Nombe	1

Head to Head

Exeter City FC Form

2025-12-20 Exeter City FC 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2025-12-13 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Exeter City FC L 2025-12-09 Exeter City FC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2025-12-06 Exeter City FC 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-11-29 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Exeter City FC L 2025-11-15 Leyton Orient FC 2–1 Exeter City FC L

Barnsley FC Form

2025-12-20 Exeter City FC 3–0 Barnsley FC L 2025-12-13 Barnsley FC 3–2 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-12-09 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Barnsley FC L 2025-12-06 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Barnsley FC W 2025-11-29 Stockport County FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-11-22 Barnsley FC 5–0 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.71 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Exeter City FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC55% Draw26% Barnsley FC19%

Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Barnsley FC

45%

Exeter City FC or Barnsley FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC39% Draw47% Barnsley FC14%

Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.6%

1 – 1

12%

2 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	25%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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