Barnsley vs Stevenage match stats & report

3–1 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 30 · Oakwell, Barnsley · Ref S. Stockbridge

Barnsley stats & fixtures · Stevenage stats & fixtures

Barnsley beat Stevenage 3–1 in League One on 31 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.58–1.01. Stevenage had 55% of the ball.

Barnsley vs Stevenage match statistics

BarnsleyStevenage

45% Ball possession 55%
1.58 Expected goals (xG) 1.01
12 Total shots 11
6 Shots on target 1
4 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 7
3 Corners 7
13 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
350 Passes 404
68% Pass accuracy 70%
0 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

7' Yellow card T. Watson Barnsley
14' Goal David McGoldrick Barnsley
31' Goal D. Keillor-Dunn (assist R. Cleary) Barnsley
37' Goal D. Kemp (assist J. Reid) Stevenage
48' Goal D. Keillor-Dunn (assist S. Banks) Barnsley
65' Yellow card J. Shepherd Barnsley
65' Yellow card H. Cornick Stevenage
66' Yellow card O. Goodman Barnsley
66' Yellow card B. Lubala Stevenage

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Barnsley

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Conor Hourihane

1 O. Goodman

27 T. Watson 5 J. Shepherd 15 E. O'Connell

22 Patrick Kelly 48 L. Connell 18 S. Banks 7 C. O'Keeffe

19 R. Cleary 10 David McGoldrick

40 D. Keillor-Dunn

Bench K. Flavell , M. de Gevigney , N. Ogbeta , Marc Roberts , Jonathan Bland , T. Chirewa , Vimal Yoganathan

Stevenage

Confirmed

1 F. Marschall Goalkeeper
17 J. Pattenden Defender
6 D. Sweeney Defender
5 C. Piergianni Defender
16 L. Freestone Defender
14 S. Earley Defender
8 D. Phillips Midfielder
18 H. White Midfielder
10 D. Kemp Midfielder
19 J. Reid Attacker
11 J. Roberts Attacker

Bench T. Ashby-Hammond , J. Houghton , H. Cornick , C. Campbell , L. Thompson , B. Lubala , P. Patterson

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.

Stevenage away

2–4–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Barnsley vs Stevenage head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Jan 25	Barnsley v Stevenage	0–1
14 Sep 24	Stevenage v Barnsley	3–0
9 Apr 24	Stevenage v Barnsley	2–1
23 Dec 23	Barnsley v Stevenage	2–1

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

The full Barnsley vs Stevenage head-to-head record