Barnsley v Mansfield Town result

Full-time · Barnsley 2–3 Mansfield Town

League One · Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Barnsley · Mansfield Town

Barnsley 2–3 Mansfield Town — Mansfield Town won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Mansfield Town won 3–2 at Barnsley in League One on Friday 26 December.

The goals

Mansfield Town came from behind: Barnsley led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Barnsley: Reyes Cleary (2’, assisted by Patrick Kelly) and Davis Keillor-Dunn (13’, assisted by Caylan Vickers); Mansfield Town: Louis Reed (25’ pen), Stephen McLaughlin (58’, assisted by Elliott Hewitt) and A. Lewis (83’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Barnsley 0.86, Mansfield Town 1.73, from 13 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Martin Coy, England showed four yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Mansfield Town: Elliott Hewitt (33’), Stephen McLaughlin (71’), B. Cargill (90’) and Nathan Moriah-Welsh (90+2’).

What it changes

Barnsley move down from eighth to 10th (19 league matches played).

Mansfield Town move up from 20th to 14th (21 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Louis Reed (Mansfield Town) 8.9, Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) 7.3 and Davis Keillor-Dunn (Barnsley) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Barnsley next travel to Luton on 20 October 2026.

Mansfield Town next travel to AFC Wimbledon on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Mansfield Town: AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Barnsley 2–3 Mansfield Town · League One
Referee: Martin Coy, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Barnsley 0 · draws 0 · Mansfield Town 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Barnsley 2W 1D 2L · Mansfield Town 0W 2D 3L

Barnsley 2–3 Mansfield Town (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.43 / 3.67

Corners

against 4.71 / 4.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.43 / 1.5

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 6 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. 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	Mansfield Town for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.43 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.14 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.5 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.43 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	1.5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.14 for · 8.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.67 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Martin Coy, England.

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. 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
Leo Farrell n 3	29.7	3 1/1	2 2/0	—
Fábio Jaló n 8	57.6	2.1 7/3	2.5 8/4	—
N. Farrugia n 8	50	2 4/4	1.6 3/1	—
R. Cleary n 8	86.8	1.9 7/5	0.8 5/1	—
L. Connell n 8	84.4	1.9 7/4	1.2 6/3	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	77.9	2 7/3	1.3 5/3
Leo Farrell n 3	29.7	2 2/0	1 1/0
D. McGoldrick n 8	46.8	1.9 4/3	0.5 2/0
J. Russell n 8	44	1.5 5/1	0.8 3/0
Fábio Jaló n 8	57.6	1.4 4/2	1 4/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Cleary n 8	86.8	0.4 3/0	0.8 4/2
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	77.9	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
Patrick Kelly n 8	67.3	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Vimal Yoganathan n 8	60	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Fábio Jaló n 8	57.6	0.4 1/1	0 0/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Rooney n 8	69	3.6 8/7
N. Farrugia n 8	50	3.4 8/5
Georgie Gent n 8	56	2.8 4/2
T. Watson n 8	73.8	2.3 6/4
M. de Gevigney n 8	62.6	2.3 5/4

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Mahoney n 8	90	2.1 3/3

Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. 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
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	83.9	2.1 7/5	0.1 1/0	—
G. Maris n 8	46	2 5/1	1 4/0	—
J. Bowery n 8	33.6	2 4/1	0 0/0	—
T. Roberts n 8	65.3	1.9 6/3	2.9 7/5	—
D. Dwyer n 8	13.6	1.7 2/0	2.5 2/1	—

Mansfield Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Roberts n 8	65.3	1.9 5/3	1 3/2
D. Dwyer n 8	13.6	1.7 2/0	0.8 1/0
R. Oates n 8	67.9	1.5 6/3	0.8 5/0
W. Evans n 8	82.1	1.2 7/2	0.8 5/1
G. Maris n 8	46	1.2 3/1	0.5 1/1

Mansfield Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Max Dickov n 8	12	0 0/0	0.9 1/0
D. Dwyer n 8	13.6	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
W. Evans n 8	82.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Oates n 8	67.9	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Roberts n 8	65.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Mansfield Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Bowery n 8	33.6	4.7 6/3
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	83.9	3.6 7/6
Kyle James McAdam n 8	26.6	3.4 5/3
Joseph Charles Gardner n 8	29.6	3 3/2
E. Hewitt n 8	50.6	2 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barnsley		Mansfield Town
60%	Possession	40%
0.86	Expected goals (xG)	1.73
13	Shots	7
5	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	0
6	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	1
2	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	14
0	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
506	Passes	334
83%	Pass accuracy	69%

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Mahoney	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
J. Shepherd	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
J. Earl	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
L. Connell	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	6.9
Patrick Kelly	90	0	1	1	1	4	2	7
D. Keillor-Dunn	90	1	0	4	2	0	2	7
Jonathan Bland	85	0	0	1	1	1	2	5.3
R. Cleary	85	1	0	2	1	1	0	7.9
Vimal Yoganathan	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Caylan Vickers	67	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
N. Farrugia sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Phillips sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Russell sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. McGoldrick sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Mansfield Town player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
A. Oshilaja	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
R. Sweeney	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
B. Cargill	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
E. Hewitt	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	7.2
L. Reed	90	1	0	1	1	1	5	0	7.7
A. Lewis	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.3
F. Blake-Tracy	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
N. Moriah-Welsh	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7.3
S. McLaughlin	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
W. Evans	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.2

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

Recent form

BarnsleyDWLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Mansfield TownLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Barnsley 0 · 0 draws · Mansfield Town 2 · 3 goals/game

2025-03-15 Mansfield Town 2–1 Barnsley
2024-08-09 Barnsley 1–2 Mansfield Town

League standing · 2025/26

Barnsley#15 pos59 pts46 pl-5 GD

Mansfield Town#10 pos65 pts46 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.48

Mansfield Town scored1.35

Barnsley conceded1.59

Mansfield Town conceded1.09

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

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