Rotherham United FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rotherham United FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at New York Stadium.
- Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2025/26)
- Barnsley FC 46 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lee Swabey
- Assistant 1 Tom Cooke (England)
- Assistant 2 Ashley Allen (England)
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–3 L 07 Apr Port Vale FC A 0–1 L 03 Apr Stevenage FC H 0–0 D 21 Mar Lincoln City FC A 0–3 L 17 Mar Peterborough United FC A 0–5 L 14 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Rotherham United FC A 3–1 W 06 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–3 L 03 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L 17 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D 14 Mar Mansfield Town FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
Rotherham United FC Barnsley FC #23 Position #15 41 Points 59 46 Played 46 10 / 11 / 25 W / D / L 15 / 14 / 17 41 Scored 68 71 Conceded 73 -30 GD -5 0.89 PPG 1.28 22% Win % 33% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Rotherham United FC this season9% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this seasonRotherham United FC are 23rd (41 pts). Barnsley FC are 15th (59 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Rotherham United FC0-15–/416-304/131-45–/246-60–/261-751/376+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededBarnsley FC0-15–/–16-301/431-452/–46-602/261-752/276+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Rotherham United FC and Barnsley FC is underway.
- With this win, Barnsley FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Rotherham United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Liam Kelly ↓ Duncan Watmore 58'
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Josh Benson ↓ Jordan Hugill 66'
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Lenny Agbaire ↓ Denzel Hall 46'
Bench
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Duncan Watmore ↑ 58'
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Jordan Hugill ↑ 66'
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Denzel Hall ↑ 46'
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Ar'jany Martha ↑ 46'
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Coach Lee ClarkBarnsley FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Tom Bradshaw ↓ Leo Farrell 89'
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Joshua Earl ↓ Jack Shepherd 78'
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Adam Phillips ↓ Tennai Watson 78'
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Scott Banks ↓ Reyes Cleary 69'
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Patrick Kelly ↓ Marc Roberts 89'
Bench
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Tennai Watson ↑ 78'
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Marc Roberts ↑ 89'
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Reyes Cleary ↑ 69'
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Jack Shepherd ↑ 78'
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Leo Farrell ↑ 89'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tom Bradshaw 2 Adam Phillips 2 Michael Smith 1 Cauley Woodrow 1 Alex Mowatt 1 Carlton Morris 1 Sam Nombe 1 Stephen Humphrys 1 Head to Head
Rotherham United FC Form
2026-04-11 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Barnsley FC L 2026-04-07 Port Vale FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-04-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D 2026-03-21 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-03-17 Peterborough United FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-03-14 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC DBarnsley FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.03 Rotherham United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.74 Barnsley FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Barnsley FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Rotherham United FC or Draw 51%Draw or Barnsley FC 75%Rotherham United FC or Barnsley FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Barnsley FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%0 – 1 10%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 2 9.3%0 – 0 8.1%2 – 1 5.6%1 – 0 5.6%1 – 3 Actual0 – 3 5.3%2 – 2 4.9%2 – 0 3.3%2 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC
Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 13% 79% -0.5 21% — 79% +0.5 48% — 52% +1 48% 23% 29% +1.5 71% — 29% +2 71% 16% 13% +2.5 87% — 13% Clean Sheet
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

