Barnsley v Bristol Rovers result

Full-time · Barnsley 3–0 Bristol Rovers

League One · Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:45 BST · Oakwell

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Barnsley 3–0 Bristol Rovers — Barnsley won this League One match.

Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Salford City, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 3–0 Bristol Rovers · League One
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: D. Drysdale
Head-to-head (last 2): Barnsley 1 · draws 0 · Bristol Rovers 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 2W 0D 3L · Bristol Rovers 3W 0D 2L

Barnsley 3–0 Bristol Rovers (League One): 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 2.5

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 7.75

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 5.88

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 3.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.25 / 2.38

Cards

against 0.88 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · D. Drysdale

1.67 home / 2.33 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 August 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 August 2022. 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	Bristol Rovers for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.75 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.25 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16.25 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.88 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. Drysdale — 4 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22 fouls over 6 matches (1.67 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 1.67Away 2.33

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. 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
D. Cole n 8	29.8	3 5/2	1.5 3/1	J. Marquis
J. Benson n 8	43	2.4 6/1	0.5 2/0	S. Finley
J. Norwood n 8	52.8	1.9 3/3	1.1 5/0	—
A. Marsh n 8	38.8	1.5 4/1	0.3 1/0	—
M. Andersen n 8	90	1.4 5/3	0.3 2/0	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Morris n 8	70.4	2.2 6/4	1.4 5/2
J. Norwood n 8	52.8	1.7 6/1	1.1 4/1
C. Woodrow n 8	48.6	1.2 5/0	0.7 3/0
A. Marsh n 8	38.8	1.2 3/1	0.9 3/0
L. Thomas n 8	53.1	1.1 3/2	1.1 3/2

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Thomas n 8	53.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Benson n 8	43	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
J. Norwood n 8	52.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Marsh n 8	38.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
R. Vita n 8	84.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Hondermarck n 8	34	4 4/2
J. Benson n 8	43	2.9 6/3
R. Vita n 8	84.3	2.5 7/5
C. Styles n 8	88	2.4 7/7
J. Moon n 8	62.1	2.2 4/3

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Walton n 8	87	3.5 8/6

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. 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
R. Loft n 8	34.1	2.6 4/2	0.7 2/0	—
S. Finley n 8	77.3	2.5 7/6	1.5 7/3	J. Benson
J. Marquis n 8	68.8	2.3 8/4	1.8 7/4	D. Cole
A. Evans n 8	88.8	1.9 7/5	0.9 5/1	—
J. Rossiter n 8	82.6	1.8 5/5	0.4 3/0	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Anderson n 8	90	2.9 8/7	1.6 8/5
A. Collins n 8	89.1	2.3 6/4	1.6 5/4
A. Evans n 8	88.8	2.3 6/5	1.1 4/2
R. Loft n 8	34.1	2.3 6/1	1 3/0
J. Marquis n 8	68.8	1.6 4/3	1 3/2

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Anderson n 8	90	0.6 5/0	0.4 2/1
A. Collins n 8	89.1	0.9 4/3	0.1 1/0
A. Evans n 8	88.8	0.4 2/1	0.6 4/1
L. Thomas n 8	53.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
H. Anderson n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Clarke n 8	54.9	2.7 7/4
R. Loft n 8	34.1	2.6 3/2
S. Finley n 8	77.3	2.3 8/5
L. Thomas n 8	53.1	2.1 6/2
A. Evans n 8	88.8	2 6/5

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Belshaw n 8	90	2.8 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barnsley		Bristol Rovers
47%	Possession	53%
16	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	0
5	Shots off target	4
6	Blocked shots	4
9	Shots inside the box	3
6	Corners	2
0	Offsides	4
14	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
366	Passes	414
66%	Pass accuracy	65%

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Andersen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Cundy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Liam Kitching	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
L. Connell	90	0	0	1	1	2	0	7.5
J. Benson	90	1	1	3	1	2	6	8.7
C. Styles	90	0	1	2	1	2	4	7.9
D. Cole	83	1	0	2	1	1	2	7.2
J. Williams	74	1	0	1	1	1	2	7.5
L. Thomas	74	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Aitchison	62	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Norwood sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. McCarthy sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
M. Wolfe sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
A. Marsh sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Belshaw	90	0	0	2	0	6.3
L. Hoole	90	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Connolly	90	0	0	2	Y	7
H. Saunders	90	0	1	1	0	6.2
A. Collins	90	1	0	0	0	6.2
J. Marquis	90	2	0	0	0	6.5
H. Anderson	84	1	3	5	0	7.2
S. Finley	67	0	0	5	Y	6.9
L. Gordon	45	0	0	2	0	6.3
P. Coutts	45	0	0	2	Y	6.7
A. Evans	45	0	1	0	0	6.5
L. Gibson sub	45	0	0	2	0	7.2
J. Rossiter sub	45	0	1	3	0	6.9
G. Whelan sub	45	0	0	1	0	7.2
R. Loft sub	23	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Kilgour sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.5

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 Bristol Rovers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarnsleyLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Bristol RoversWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Barnsley 1 · 0 draws · Bristol Rovers 1 · 2 goals/game

2019-05-04 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Barnsley
2018-10-27 Barnsley 1–0 Bristol Rovers

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#4 pos86 pts46 pl+33 GD

Bristol Rovers#17 pos53 pts46 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.74

Bristol Rovers scored1.26

Barnsley conceded1.02

Bristol Rovers conceded1.59

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What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Bristol Rovers?: In their last 2 meetings, Barnsley won 1, Bristol Rovers won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Bristol Rovers?: Recent form — Barnsley 2W 0D 3L; Bristol Rovers 3W 0D 2L.

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