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

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League One · 2023-24

Peterborough United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Barnsley FC

Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Weston Homes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' Herbie Kane

0–2 31' Devante Cole

Jonson Clarke-Harris 45+2' 1–2

Jonson Clarke-Harris 48' 2–2

Y 87' Luca Connell

Overview

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Peterborough United FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Weston Homes Stadium.

Peterborough United FC 46 games · 53 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 46 games · 59 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg
Assistant 1 Declan Ford

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

Peterborough United FC 13 games · Avg 2.5 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-29 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC 2023-08-15 Barnsley FC 1–3 Peterborough United FC 2023-05-07 Barnsley FC 0–2 Peterborough United FC 2022-12-02 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Barnsley FC 2022-04-18 Barnsley FC 0–2 Peterborough United FC

Recent Form

Peterborough United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	2–2	D
26 Dec	Reading FC	H	2–2	D
23 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	2–1	W
16 Dec	Fleetwood Town FC	A	1–0	W
09 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	3–0	W
02 Dec	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	2–1	W

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Peterborough United FC	A	2–2	D
26 Dec	Port Vale FC	A	3–2	W
23 Dec	Stevenage FC	H	2–1	W
16 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
09 Dec	Reading FC	A	3–1	W
28 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Peterborough United FC		Barnsley FC
#18	Position	#15
53	Points	59
46	Played	46
15 / 8 / 23	W / D / L	15 / 14 / 17
64	Scored	68
68	Conceded	73
-4	GD	-5
1.15	PPG	1.28
33%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Peterborough United FC are 18th (53 pts). Barnsley FC are 15th (59 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Peterborough United FC have kicked off against Barnsley FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Ferguson might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' What a strike from Herbie Kane! The score is 0-1.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Darren Ferguson will be considering his options from the bench.
20' A change in the Peterborough United FC ranks — Nicholas Bilokapic exits the field as Fynn Talley enters on 20.
25' Harrison Burrows has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
31' Devante Cole has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
36' Peterborough United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' 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.
46' Barnsley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
47' Jonson Clarke-Harris doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
48' What composure from Jonson Clarke-Harris! The England international strokes it home. 2-2.
53' Ricky Jade-Jones is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Peterborough United FC tonight.
55' A tactical swap from Peterborough United FC — Kwame Poku on, Joel Randall off on 55 minutes.
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Peterborough United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Barnsley FC backline.
66' Nicky Cadden is ready to make an impact after coming on for John McAtee at the 66 minute mark.
67' Fresh legs for Barnsley FC! Kacper Lopata comes on to replace Corey O'Keeffe.
71' The Peterborough United FC bench stirs into life. Jadel Katongo is withdrawn and Hector Matthew Kyprianou gets his opportunity.
72' Ricky Jade-Jones is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ephron Mason-Clark at the 72 minute mark.
77' Peterborough United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Peterborough United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' Luca Connell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 87.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Peterborough United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Josh Knight
3
Harrison Burrows
9
Jonson Clarke-Harris
27
Archie Collins
14
Joel Randall ↓ Kwame Poku 55'
10
Ephron Mason-Clark ↓ Ricky Jade-Jones 72'
16
David Ajiboye
4
Ronnie Edwards
1
Nicholas Bilokapic ↓ Fynn Talley 20'
30
Peter Kioso
2
Jadel Katongo ↓ Hector Matthew Kyprianou 71'

Bench

Coach Darren Ferguson

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Ben Killip
17
Barry Cotter
9
Sam Cosgrove
7
Nicky Cadden ↑ 66'
36
Max Watters ↑ 66'
12
Fabio Jalo
4
Kacper Lopata ↑ 67'

Coach Neill Collins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jonson Clarke-Harris	4
Jack Taylor	3
Jonathan Russell	2
Brad Potts	2
Brad Potts	2
Alex Mowatt	1
Herbie Kane	1
Jack Marriott	1

Head to Head

Peterborough United FC Form

2023-12-29 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2023-12-26 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Peterborough United FC W 2023-12-16 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC W 2023-12-09 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Oxford United FC W 2023-12-02 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2023-12-29 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2023-12-26 Port Vale FC 2–3 Barnsley FC W 2023-12-23 Barnsley FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2023-12-16 Barnsley FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2023-12-09 Reading FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2023-11-28 Barnsley FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2 Peterborough United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Peterborough United FC47% Draw24% Barnsley FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Peterborough United FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Barnsley FC

53%

Peterborough United FC or Barnsley FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Peterborough United FC35% Draw40% Barnsley FC25%

Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Peterborough United FC

Handicap	Peterborough United FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Peterborough United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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