Exeter City v Barnsley result

Full-time · Exeter City 3–0 Barnsley

League One · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 15:00 GMT

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

Team pages: Exeter City · Barnsley · Head-to-head

Exeter City 3–0 Barnsley — Exeter City won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Exeter City beat Barnsley 3–0 in League One on Saturday 20 December.

The goals

Exeter City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Exeter City: Ilmari Niskanen (41’, assisted by Ethan Brierley), Jayden Wareham (61’, assisted by Luca Woodhouse) and Reece Cole (73’, assisted by Ilmari Niskanen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Exeter City 1.93, Barnsley 0.79, from 15 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Ben Atkinson, England showed three yellow cards — against 5.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Exeter City: Pierce Sweeney (45+2’); Barnsley: Patrick Kelly (54’) and Davis Keillor-Dunn (77’).

What it changes

Exeter City move up from 20th to 19th (20 league matches played).

Barnsley move down from seventh to eighth (18 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City) 9.6, Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) 6.8 and Jayden Wareham (Exeter City) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

Exeter City next host Fleetwood Town on 24 October 2026.

Barnsley next travel to Reading on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Fleetwood Town, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Barnsley: Reading v Barnsley, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Exeter City 3–0 Barnsley · League One
Referee: Ben Atkinson, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Exeter City 4 · draws 0 · Barnsley 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Exeter City 2W 0D 3L · Barnsley 3W 1D 1L

Exeter City 3–0 Barnsley (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

1.5 / 2

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 6.57

Corners

against 5.83 / 4.29 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.33 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 3.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.38 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5 yellows

Referee · Ben Atkinson, England

2.8 home / 2.2 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 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	Exeter City for / against	Line	Barnsley for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.57 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.67 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 9.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Ben Atkinson, England — 5 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 20.6 fouls over 5 matches (2.8 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 2.8Away 2.2

Exeter City

Exeter City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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
J. Wareham n 8	73.3	3.1 7/5	0.8 3/2	—
J. Aitchison n 8	54.3	2.7 8/4	2.5 5/2	R. Cleary
E. Francis n 8	32.1	2.1 4/2	1.4 2/1	—
Liam Oakes n 6	29.5	2 4/0	0.5 1/0	—
Kevin McDonald n 8	22	2 4/0	1 2/0	—

Exeter City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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+
K. Wilson n 8	11	4.1 3/1	1 1/0
Akeel Higgins n 8	52.1	1.5 4/2	0.9 3/1
J. Wareham n 8	73.3	1.4 6/1	0.9 5/1
R. Cole n 8	72.3	1.4 6/3	0.9 5/1
E. Francis n 8	32.1	1.4 3/1	0.7 2/0

Exeter City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Wareham n 8	73.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Kevin McDonald n 8	22	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
R. Cole n 8	72.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Aitchison n 8	54.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Akeel Higgins n 8	52.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Exeter City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Akeel Higgins n 8	52.1	2.6 7/3
J. McMillan n 8	87.1	2.1 6/4
I. Niskanen n 8	90	2 8/4
L. Woodhouse n 8	40.1	2 3/2
Kevin McDonald n 8	22	2 3/1

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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	—
R. Cleary n 8	84.5	2.1 7/6	0.9 6/1	J. Aitchison
Fábio Jaló n 8	57.1	2 6/3	2.6 8/4	—
N. Farrugia n 8	45.8	2 4/3	2.2 4/2	—
L. Connell n 8	84.4	1.7 7/3	1.5 7/4	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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
R. Cleary n 8	84.5	1.6 7/3	1.1 6/1
Fábio Jaló n 8	57.1	1.6 5/2	1 4/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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	84.5	0.5 4/0	0.8 4/2
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	77.9	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
Fábio Jaló n 8	57.1	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
Patrick Kelly n 8	67.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Vimal Yoganathan n 8	60.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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	45.8	3.4 7/5
Georgie Gent n 8	56	2.8 4/2
J. Russell n 8	42.1	2.4 4/3
Jonathan Bland n 8	84.3	2.3 8/5

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 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

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Exeter City		Barnsley
46%	Possession	54%
1.93	Expected goals (xG)	0.79
15	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	1
4	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	5
14	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	3
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
411	Passes	488
72%	Pass accuracy	76%

Exeter City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Whitworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
P. Sweeney	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	Y	7.2
J. Fitzwater	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	7.7
L. Woodhouse	90	0	1	1	1	1	3	0	7.9
J. McMillan	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
I. Niskanen	90	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	9.3
E. Brierley	89	0	1	1	1	4	2	0	7.2
J. Wareham	89	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.7
J. Doyle-Hayes	84	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
J. Aitchison	84	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
S. Cox	59	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
R. Cole sub	31	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.9
Kevin McDonald sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Akeel Higgins sub	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
Liam Oakes sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Carlos Gomes sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Mahoney	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Shepherd	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Watson	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
L. Connell	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Cleary	90	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
D. Keillor-Dunn	90	1	0	1	0	Y	6.3
A. Phillips	77	1	0	1	3	0	6.9
Patrick Kelly	76	0	0	2	3	Y	6.3
Jonathan Bland	62	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Farrugia	58	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Fábio Jaló sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Russell sub	28	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Vimal Yoganathan sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. de Gevigney sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

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

Recent form

Exeter CityLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

BarnsleyWDWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Exeter City 4 · 0 draws · Barnsley 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-04-01 Barnsley 1–2 Exeter City
2024-12-14 Exeter City 1–2 Barnsley
2024-01-27 Barnsley 1–2 Exeter City
2023-10-07 Exeter City 0–1 Barnsley
2023-03-28 Exeter City 3–1 Barnsley
2022-10-08 Barnsley 0–2 Exeter City

League standing · 2025/26

Exeter City#21 pos49 pts46 pl-9 GD

Barnsley#15 pos59 pts46 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Exeter City scored1.13

Barnsley scored1.48

Exeter City conceded1.33

Barnsley conceded1.59

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What is the head-to-head record between Exeter City and Barnsley?: In their last 6 meetings, Exeter City won 4, Barnsley won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Exeter City and Barnsley?: Recent form — Exeter City 2W 0D 3L; Barnsley 3W 1D 1L.

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