Barnsley v Bristol Rovers result

Full-time · Barnsley 2–1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Sat, 13 Jan 2024 15:00 GMT · Oakwell

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Barnsley 2–1 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 2–1 Bristol Rovers · League One
Venue: Oakwell · Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Referee: S. Jackson
Head-to-head (last 5): Barnsley 2 · draws 2 · Bristol Rovers 1 · 1.8 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 2W 3D 0L · Bristol Rovers 2W 1D 2L

Barnsley 2–1 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.8 / 5

Corners

against 3.2 / 5 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4 / 6

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.8 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.2 / 2

Cards

against 2.6 / 4.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

5.4 yellows

Referee · S. Jackson

2.2 home / 3.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 January 2024. 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	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.8 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	17.4 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	14.2 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 7.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.4 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Jackson — 5.4 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 20.2 fouls over 5 matches (2.2 to the home side, 3.2 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 3.2

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. 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
S. Cosgrove n 8	32.9	4.1 7/4	1.4 3/1	—
Fábio Jaló n 8	17.4	1.9 3/0	4.5 4/3	—
H. Kane n 8	89.1	1.6 5/5	1.1 3/2	—
C. Styles n 8	65.3	1.6 6/2	0.2 1/0	—
O. Dodgson n 8	37.9	1.5 4/1	1.2 3/1	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. McAtee n 8	68.4	2.5 7/6	1.8 6/3
A. Phillips n 8	60	2.3 8/3	0.4 2/0
S. Cosgrove n 8	32.9	2.1 3/2	1 3/0
H. Kane n 8	89.1	2 7/4	0.9 5/2
D. Cole n 8	80.5	1.5 5/4	0.8 3/2

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. McAtee n 8	68.4	1 4/2	0.3 2/0
M. Watters n 8	23.4	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
H. Kane n 8	89.1	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
A. Phillips n 8	60	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Fábio Jaló n 8	17.4	0 0/0	0.6 1/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Williams n 8	90	2.6 7/6
L. Connell n 8	80.1	2.1 5/5
C. O'Keeffe n 8	64.6	1.4 3/3
N. Cadden n 8	62.9	1.4 5/2
M. de Gevigney n 8	90	1.3 6/3

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. 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. Marquis n 8	41.1	3.8 6/4	3 6/3	—
S. Finley n 8	83.9	1.7 7/3	0.9 5/1	—
A. Evans n 8	83.1	1.6 5/4	1.6 6/4	—
C. Martin n 8	53.9	1.5 5/1	0.6 3/0	—
A. Collins n 8	65.6	1.4 6/1	1.4 3/2	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Martin n 8	53.9	2.3 5/2	1.5 3/2
J. Marquis n 8	41.1	2.2 6/2	1.4 5/0
A. Collins n 8	65.6	1.7 5/3	1.2 4/2
A. Evans n 8	83.1	1.6 6/4	0.8 4/2
L. Thomas n 8	78	1 5/2	0.3 2/0

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Martin n 8	53.9	1 3/2	0 0/0
A. Collins n 8	65.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
J. Marquis n 8	41.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
H. Vale n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1
A. Evans n 8	83.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Hoole n 8	22.8	3.5 5/1
L. Thomas n 8	78	3.2 7/6
H. Vale n 8	90	3 7/6
S. Finley n 8	83.9	2.7 7/5
T. Crama n 8	68.5	1.8 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. Williams	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
M. de Gevigney	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
J. Shepherd	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	7.2
A. Phillips	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
H. Kane	90	0	0	1	0	4	2	Y	7.3
C. Styles	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.3
D. Cole	89	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	7.7
C. O'Keeffe	85	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
J. McAtee	85	0	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.9
J. Russell	61	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
S. Cosgrove sub	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. Łopata sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Cadden sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Watters sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cox	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Grant	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Crama	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
A. Evans	90	0	1	2	1	2	5	Y	7.6
S. Finley	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
H. Vale	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.7
C. Martin	90	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.9
J. Connolly	80	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Thomas	80	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.9
L. McCormick	66	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	7.3
J. Brown	66	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.7
J. Hunt sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Marquis sub	24	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
J. Gibbons sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Collins sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

BarnsleyDWWDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Bristol RoversLWWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Barnsley 2 · 2 draws · Bristol Rovers 1 · 1.8 goals/game

2023-08-12 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Barnsley
2023-03-04 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Barnsley
2022-08-16 Barnsley 3–0 Bristol Rovers
2019-05-04 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Barnsley
2018-10-27 Barnsley 1–0 Bristol Rovers

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Barnsley#6 pos76 pts46 pl+18 GD

Bristol Rovers#15 pos57 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.78

Bristol Rovers scored1.13

Barnsley conceded1.39

Bristol Rovers conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Barnsley and Bristol Rovers?: In their last 5 meetings, Barnsley won 2, Bristol Rovers won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Barnsley and Bristol Rovers?: Recent form — Barnsley 2W 3D 0L; Bristol Rovers 2W 1D 2L.

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