Barnsley v Cardiff result

Full-time · Barnsley 2–2 Cardiff

Championship · Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:00 GMT · Oakwell

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Barnsley 2–2 Cardiff — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Barnsley: Reading v Barnsley, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 2–2 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: A. Woolmer
Head-to-head (last 5): Barnsley 0 · draws 0 · Cardiff 5 · 2.8 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 2W 0D 3L · Cardiff 0W 0D 5L

Barnsley 2–2 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.88

Goals

against 1 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.83 / 5

Corners

against 4.67 / 4.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5 / 4.14

Shots on target

against 2.17 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.67 / 2.14

Cards

against 0.83 / 1 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 January 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Barnsley for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.83 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.67 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.86 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.14 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.67 for · 8.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	0.67 for · 0.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
V. Adeboyejo n 8	50.8	2.2 6/3	1.1 3/1	J. Hoilett
C. Woodrow n 8	84.1	2.1 6/4	1.2 4/3	K. Moore
M. Andersen n 8	90	1.9 7/3	0.8 5/1	—
R. Palmer n 8	28.8	1.6 3/1	1.2 3/0	J. Ralls
M. James n 8	65.8	1.4 6/1	0.7 3/1	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Schmidt n 8	35.1	2.2 3/3	2.2 3/3
C. Woodrow n 8	84.1	2.1 8/5	1.2 4/3
V. Adeboyejo n 8	50.8	1.6 6/1	0.4 2/0
C. Morris n 8	69.4	1.3 5/3	0.6 3/1
R. Palmer n 8	28.8	1.2 2/1	0.8 1/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Helik n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
C. Styles n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Mowatt n 8	86	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Woodrow n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Morris n 8	69.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Palmer n 8	28.8	5.9 6/3
L. Thomas n 8	35.1	3.2 4/3
C. Styles n 8	89.9	3 8/5
C. Oduor n 8	38.9	2.9 6/3
H. Kane n 8	43.1	2.6 6/4

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Collins n 8	90	3.1 7/5
J. Walton n 8	90	1.9 4/3

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Hoilett n 8	32.1	3.2 5/3	1.1 3/0	V. Adeboyejo
M. Pack n 8	45	2.5 4/3	1.3 3/2	—
K. Moore n 8	73.9	2.3 7/5	2 7/3	C. Woodrow
J. Ralls n 8	85.9	2.1 7/4	0.5 3/1	R. Palmer
R. Glatzel n 8	69.6	2.1 8/5	2.4 7/5	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	73.9	2.9 7/5	1.4 5/3
M. Watters n 8	65	1.9 5/3	1.4 3/3
H. Wilson n 8	89.9	1.8 6/4	0.8 4/1
J. Hoilett n 8	32.1	1.8 4/1	0.4 1/0
R. Glatzel n 8	69.6	1.5 7/1	1 4/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Watters n 8	65	1 3/2	0 0/0
J. Hoilett n 8	32.1	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
K. Moore n 8	73.9	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
H. Wilson n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
J. Ralls n 8	85.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Ng n 8	88.3	3.1 7/7
G. Cunningham n 8	51.9	2.8 6/5
J. Ralls n 8	85.9	2.6 8/4
S. Bamba n 8	12.9	2.6 3/0
Joel Bagan n 4	90	2.3 4/3

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Phillips n 8	90	3.4 6/5
A. Smithies n 8	90.5	2.9 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
M. Andersen	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	7
C. Brittain	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Mowatt	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
C. Styles	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	6.2
C. Woodrow	90	1	0	4	2	1	1	7.3
V. Adeboyejo	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.3
T. Sibbick	79	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.3
R. Palmer	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Dominik Frieser	58	0	1	0	0	2	1	7.3
C. Morris sub	32	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.6
H. Kane sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
M. Sollbauer sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Smithies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Ng	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
A. Flint	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	7
C. Nelson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
W. Vaulks	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	6.9
J. Ralls	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	7.5
K. Moore	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	7.6
S. Ojo	89	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.2
L. Bacuna	58	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.2
J. Hoilett	50	0	0	1	0	0	2	6.7
J. Murphy sub	40	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
S. Morrison sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
M. Pack sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Barnsley v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarnsleyLWLLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

CardiffLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Barnsley 0 · 0 draws · Cardiff 5 · 2.8 goals/game

2020-11-03 Cardiff 3–0 Barnsley
2020-03-07 Barnsley 0–2 Cardiff
2019-12-07 Cardiff 3–2 Barnsley
2018-03-06 Cardiff 2–1 Barnsley
2017-11-21 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#5 pos78 pts46 pl+8 GD

Cardiff#8 pos68 pts46 pl+17 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.26

Cardiff scored1.43

Barnsley conceded1.09

Cardiff conceded1.07

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What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Cardiff?: In their last 5 meetings, Barnsley won 0, Cardiff won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Cardiff?: Recent form — Barnsley 2W 0D 3L; Cardiff 0W 0D 5L.

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