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 46 games · 59 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	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

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
#21	Position	#15
49	Points	59
46	Played	46
12 / 13 / 21	W / D / L	15 / 14 / 17
52	Scored	68
61	Conceded	73
-9	GD	-5
1.07	PPG	1.28
26%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Exeter City FC are 21st (49 pts). Barnsley FC are 15th (59 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Exeter City FC and Barnsley FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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

1.84 Exeter City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Exeter City FC54% Draw25% Barnsley FC21%

Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Barnsley FC

46%

Exeter City FC or Barnsley FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Exeter City FC39% Draw44% Barnsley FC17%

Actual: Exeter City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap	Exeter City FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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