Oxford United FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Oxford United FC

0 – 1

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Barnsley FC

Tue 23 Jan 2024 · 19:45 UTC Kassam Stadium 6,703 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 29' Sam Long og

Y 37' Jonathan Russell

Ciaron Brown 49' Y

Y 64' Mael de Gevigney

Y 77' Sam Cosgrove

Y 82' Corey O'Keeffe

Oisin Smyth 88' Y

Ruben Rodrigues 89' Y

Overview

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Oxford United FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United FC 13 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 13 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Assistant 1 Steven Plane
Assistant 2 Shaun Farrer (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Oxford United FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-23 Oxford United FC 0–1 Barnsley FC 2023-08-19 Barnsley FC 1–3 Oxford United FC 2023-04-22 Barnsley FC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2023-02-01 Oxford United FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2019-01-29 Oxford United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Oxford United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	0–1	L
13 Jan	Carlisle United FC	A	3–1	W
06 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	2–6	L
01 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
29 Dec	Derby County FC	H	2–3	L
26 Dec	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	1–0	W
16 Jan	Carlisle United FC	H	2–1	W
13 Jan	Bristol Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	Peterborough United FC	A	2–2	D
26 Dec	Port Vale FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Oxford United FC		Barnsley FC
#3	Position	#23
26	Points	9
13	Played	13
7 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 8
22	Scored	13
11	Conceded	24
+11	GD	-11
2.00	PPG	0.69
54%	Win %	15%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

8% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Oxford United FC are 3rd (26 pts). Barnsley FC are 23rd (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

3/2

76+

9/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Barnsley FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/6

61-75

3/6

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC

Mark Harris	6 G	1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor	4 G	2 A
Cameron Brannagan	2 G
Ciaron Brown	1 G

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Oxford United FC and Barnsley FC get this one started.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Barnsley FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Jack Shepherd has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Oxford United FC have won 503 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Ciaron Brown is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Barnsley FC so far.
29' GOAL! Sam Long fires home to make it 1-0!
34' Jamaica international Jonathan Russell has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
35' Fresh legs for Oxford United FC! Oisin Smyth comes on to replace Sam Long.
37' That looks like a foul for a card for Jonathan Russell.
42' Oxford United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Greg Leigh on, Joe Bennett off on 45 minutes.
46' Sam Cosgrove is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Phillips at the 46 minute mark.
49' That looks like a foul for a card for Ciaron Brown.
54' Sam Cosgrove needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
59' Oxford United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
61' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Fin Stevens is replaced by Tyler Burey on 61 minute.
64' Barnsley FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
68' Herbie Kane makes way for Barry Cotter at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Barnsley FC.
73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
74' A change in the Barnsley FC ranks — Devante Cole exits the field as Max Watters enters on 74.
77' That is a card for Barnsley FC. Sam Cosgrove will be fuming at that decision.
78' The supporters are chanting for Josh McEachran. He replaces Marcus McGuane on 78 minute.
82' Corey O'Keeffe picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Mael de Gevigney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 340 appearances.
88' Oisin Smyth is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
89' Ruben Rodrigues picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Barnsley FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Tyler Burey ↑ 61'
4
Jordan Thorniley
6
Josh McEachran ↑ 78'
13
Simon Eastwood
17
James Henry
14
Oisin Smyth ↑ 35'
22
Greg Leigh ↑ 45'

Coach Des Buckingham

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neill Collins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mamadou Thiam	3
Slobodan Tedic	2
Mamadou Thiam	2
Nicky Cadden	2
Bobby Thomas	2
Victor Adeboyejo	1
Devante Cole	1
Brad Potts	1

Head to Head

Oxford United FC Form

2024-01-23 Oxford United FC 0–1 Barnsley FC L 2024-01-13 Carlisle United FC 1–3 Oxford United FC W 2024-01-06 Coventry City FC 6–2 Oxford United FC L 2024-01-01 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Oxford United FC W 2023-12-29 Oxford United FC 2–3 Derby County FC L 2023-12-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2024-01-23 Oxford United FC 0–1 Barnsley FC W 2024-01-16 Barnsley FC 2–1 Carlisle United FC W 2024-01-13 Barnsley FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2024-01-01 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-12-29 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2023-12-26 Port Vale FC 2–3 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.84 Oxford United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC46% Draw26% Barnsley FC28%

Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Oxford United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Barnsley FC

54%

Oxford United FC or Barnsley FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Oxford United FC38% Draw44% Barnsley FC18%

Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Oxford United FC

Handicap	Oxford United FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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