Barnsley vs Burton Albion match stats & report

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League One · England · Regular Season - 2 · Oakwell, Barnsley · Ref D. Rock

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Barnsley beat Burton Albion 3–2 in League One on 9 August 2025. Expected goals finished 1.57–1.64. Barnsley had 68% of the ball.

Barnsley vs Burton Albion match statistics

BarnsleyBurton Albion

68% Ball possession 32%
1.57 Expected goals (xG) 1.64
13 Total shots 8
7 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 4
16 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 1
483 Passes 223
77% Pass accuracy 51%
1 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

4' Penalty scored J. Beesley Burton Albion
35' Goal F. Tavares (assist J. McKiernan) Burton Albion
45+3' Yellow card J. Earl Barnsley
55' Goal C. Vickers (assist A. Phillips) Barnsley
63' Yellow card David McGoldrick Barnsley
63' Goal D. Keillor-Dunn Barnsley
82' Yellow card J. McKiernan Burton Albion
86' Yellow card Patrick Kelly Barnsley
90' Goal David McGoldrick (assist A. Phillips) Barnsley

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Barnsley

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Conor Hourihane

1 M. Mahoney

14 N. Ogbeta 32 J. Earl 6 M. de Gevigney 30 Jonathan Bland

45 Vimal Yoganathan 48 L. Connell

40 D. Keillor-Dunn 8 A. Phillips 7 C. Vickers

10 David McGoldrick

Bench K. Flavell , J. Russell , R. Cleary , Patrick Kelly , T. Watson , Connor Barratt , R. Woodcock

Burton Albion

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Gary Bowyer

21 J. Amissah

6 T. Sibbick 18 J. Moon 2 U. Godwin-Malife

19 D. Williams 8 C. Webster 4 K. Chauke 15 K. Lofthouse

9 J. Beesley 7 J. McKiernan

11 F. Tavares

Bench Harry Isted , T. Shade , N. Akoto , J. Sraha , Julian Larsson , C. Gilligan , F. Delap

Form guide

Barnsley at home

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.1 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Burton Albion away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Barnsley vs Burton Albion head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Feb 25	Barnsley v Burton Albion	0–0
21 Sep 24	Burton Albion v Barnsley	1–2
1 Apr 24	Burton Albion v Barnsley	1–3
16 Sep 23	Barnsley v Burton Albion	2–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Barnsley vs Burton Albion head-to-head record