Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Stevenage FC vs Barnsley FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Stevenage FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Lamex Stadium 3,620 HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Kemp 22' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Stevenage FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Lamex Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kirsty Dowle (England)
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Tranter
  • Assistant 1 Ross Murphy (England)
  • Assistant 2
  • Assistant 2 Karl Sear (England)

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

5
2
Stevenage FC 7 games · Avg 3.0 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2026-01-31 Barnsley FC 3–1 Stevenage FC 2025-01-25 Barnsley FC 0–1 Stevenage FC 2024-09-14 Stevenage FC 3–0 Barnsley FC 2024-04-09 Stevenage FC 2–1 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Stevenage FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Lincoln City FC H 2–2 D
14 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–5 L
11 Apr Bradford City AFC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
03 Apr Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Stevenage FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Bradford City AFC H 2–2 D
14 Apr Port Vale FC A 0–0 D
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

Season Stats

Stevenage FC Barnsley FC
#13 Position #18
9 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
11 Scored 7
8 Conceded 12
+3 GD -5
1.29 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Stevenage FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Stevenage FC are 13th (9 pts). Barnsley FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stevenage FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/4
76+
4/3
■ 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)

Stevenage FC
Daniel Kemp 3 G 1 A
Oliver Sanderson 3 G
Josh Magennis 2 G 1 A
Barnsley FC
Cameron McGeehan 3 G
Reyes Cleary 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Stevenage FC welcome Barnsley FC for this crunch clash at Lamex Stadium.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Stevenage FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Barnsley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Charlie Goode needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Stevenage FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' The England Daniel Kemp breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 1-0!
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Stevenage FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 37' Stevenage FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 42' Barnsley FC is showing some good football. However, Barnsley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Barnsley FC! Georgie Gent comes on to replace Jack Shepherd.
  • 51' Stevenage FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 56' Stevenage FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Stevenage FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Barnsley FC backline.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. Stevenage FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Barnsley FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 71' Barnsley FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Kelechi Nwakali is replacing Jonathan Bland for the Barnsley FC side.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Stevenage FC. Louis Thompson is replaced by Jordan Houghton.
  • 85' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Luca Connell by Leo Farrell on 85 minute.
  • 90' Another change for Stevenage FC made on 90 minute. Matt Phillips leaves to be changed by Bez Lubala.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Barnsley FC.

Lineups

Stevenage FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Revell

Barnsley FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Conor Hourihane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Kemp 4
Elliott List 2
Carl Piergianni 1
Cameron McGeehan 1
Terence Vancooten 1
Michael Mellon 1
Herbie Kane 1
Oliver Sanderson 1

Head to Head

2026-04-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Barnsley FC 2026-01-31 Barnsley FC 3–1 Stevenage FC 2025-01-25 Barnsley FC 0–1 Stevenage FC 2024-09-14 Stevenage FC 3–0 Barnsley FC 2024-04-09 Stevenage FC 2–1 Barnsley FC

Stevenage FC Form

2026-04-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2026-04-18 Stevenage FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2026-04-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-04-11 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Stevenage FC W 2026-04-06 Stevenage FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2026-04-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D

Barnsley FC Form

2026-04-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2026-04-18 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D 2026-04-14 Port Vale FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2026-04-11 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Barnsley FC W 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-04-03 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 Stevenage FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Stevenage FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stevenage FC59% Draw25% Barnsley FC16%
Actual: Stevenage FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Stevenage FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Barnsley FC
41%
Stevenage FC or Barnsley FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stevenage FC40% Draw47% Barnsley FC13%
Actual: Stevenage FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
2.9%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Stevenage FC

Handicap Stevenage FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Stevenage FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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