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 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Atkinson (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

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

Season Stats

Exeter City FC		Barnsley FC
#4	Position	#28
49	Points	0
46	Played	1
12 / 13 / 21	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
52	Scored	0
61	Conceded	1
-9	GD	-1
1.07	PPG	0.00
26%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Exeter City FC are 4th (49 pts). Barnsley FC are 28th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Exeter City FC and Barnsley FC is underway.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Exeter City FC 3-0 Barnsley FC.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Stansfield	3
Josh Magennis	2
Sam Nombe	1
Harry Kite	1
John McAtee	1
Mael de Gevigney	1
Reece Cole	1
Jack Aitchison	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

1.55 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.31 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC63% Draw26% Barnsley FC11%

Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	55%	45%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Barnsley FC

37%

Exeter City FC or Barnsley FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC44% Draw52% Barnsley FC4%

Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

23.6%

2 – 0

18.1%

0 – 0

17.7%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 0

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

4 – 1

1.3%

5 – 0

1.2%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	22%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	30%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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