Plymouth Argyle FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Plymouth Argyle FC

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Barnsley FC

Sat 2 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Barnsley FC — League One .

Plymouth Argyle FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Barnsley FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Declan Bourne

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

Plymouth Argyle FC 7 games · Avg 2.7 goals Barnsley FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC 2023-03-11 Barnsley FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-07-30 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2019-04-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Barnsley FC 2018-10-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Barnsley FC	H	1–3	L
03 May	Leeds United FC	H	1–2	L
26 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
21 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	3–1	W
18 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
12 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	2–1	W

Barnsley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–1	W
03 May	Reading FC	A	4–2	W
26 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–2	L
21 Apr	Peterborough United FC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	A	3–4	L
12 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Plymouth Argyle FC		Barnsley FC
#4	Position	#18
13	Points	8
8	Played	7
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
14	Scored	7
11	Conceded	12
+3	GD	-5
1.63	PPG	1.14
50%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Plymouth Argyle FC are 4th (13 pts). Barnsley FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A
Will Evans	2 G
Xavier Amaechi	1 G

Barnsley FC

Cameron McGeehan	3 G
Reyes Cleary	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Plymouth Argyle FC get us underway at .
The referee brings this contest to a close. Barnsley FC take all three points.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Barnsley FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alex Mowatt	2
Owen Oseni	2
Ruben Lameiras	1
Oliver Irow	1
Cauley Woodrow	1
Jacob Brown	1
Finn Azaz	1
Nicky Cadden	1

Head to Head

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC L 2025-05-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-04-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2025-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2025-08-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2025-05-03 Reading FC 2–4 Barnsley FC W 2025-04-26 Barnsley FC 1–2 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-04-21 Barnsley FC 1–1 Peterborough United FC D 2025-04-18 Leyton Orient FC 4–3 Barnsley FC L 2025-04-12 Barnsley FC 4–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Barnsley FC xG

I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Barnsley FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC39% Draw25% Barnsley FC36%

Actual: Barnsley FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Barnsley FC

61%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Barnsley FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC32% Draw40% Barnsley FC28%

Actual: Barnsley FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Barnsley FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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