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League OneSeason 2025

Exeter City vs Barnsley

20 December 2025 at 15:00St James Park, Exeter
30
Referee: Ben Atkinson

Match Summary

Exeter City defeated Barnsley 3:0. The match was played in League One 2025. Goals were scored by I. Niskanen 41′, J. Wareham 61′, R. Cole 73′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Exeter City had 46% possession while Barnsley held 54%. Exeter City had 15 shots (7 on target) compared to 9 (1 on target) for Barnsley. Expected goals: Exeter City 1.93 — Barnsley 0.79. Exeter City made 5 substitutions, Barnsley made 4.

Match Events

Key match events between Exeter City and Barnsley — 3 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
Half Time
58′
N. FarrugiaF. Jalo
J. Wareham

assist: L. Woodhouse

61′
62′
J. BlandJ. Russell
73′
76′
P. KellyV. Yoganathan
77′
A. PhillipsM. de Gevigney
J. Doyle-HayesK. McDonald
84′
J. AitchisonA. Higgins
84′
E. BrierleyL. Oakes
90+2′
J. WarehamC. Mendes
90+2′
Full Time

Rivalry since 2022

Exeter City vs Barnsley Head to Head Results· 7

Exeter City and Barnsley have met 7 times — Exeter City won 4, Barnsley won 3, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2022. Exeter City leads the head-to-head with 4 victories from 7 meetings. A combined 19 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.71 per match (11 for the home side, 8 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 5 matches (71%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 games (71%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–1 in 2023.

Drawn
0
·
Total goals
19 · 2.7/match
Both scored
5/7 · 71%
Over 2.5
5/7 · 71%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 13 May 2026