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Barnsley v Exeter City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Mar, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Home advantage makes a difference in the League One, and Conor Hourihane’s Barnsley will have the blessing of it on Saturday afternoon. Gary Caldwell’s Exeter City are their visitors to the Oakwell. Team form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and odds are all laid out below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We've backed , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Barnsley
47%
--
Draw
23%
--
Exeter
30%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
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Barnsley 2-1
9%
--
Barnsley 1-0
8%
--
Exeter 2-1
7%
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Barnsley 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Exeter 1-0
6%
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Barnsley 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Exeter 2-0
4%
--
Barnsley 3-0
4%
--
Barnsley 3-2
4%
--
Exeter 3-1
3%
--
Exeter 3-2
3%
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Barnsley 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
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No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
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BTTS - No
38%
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BTTS - Home Win
26%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
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Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
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Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
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Under 0.5 Goals
4%
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Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Barnsley win to nil
21%
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Exeter win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Barnsley have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 6 and won 7. Barnsley have conceded 36 goals, scored 35, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Barnsley have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 32 goals, conceded 24 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Exeter lay in 14th place on 41 points in the League One league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 7 games. They have scored 13 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Exeter have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Exeter have played 17 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 9 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff3321662869 
-
l
 
4-0A
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
2
Lincoln3320852868 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
-
w
 
0-1F
3
Bolton34151361258 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
4
Stockport321688856 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
5
Bradford321679555 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
May 2
l
 
1-0A
6
Huddersfield34157121052 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
7
Reading3312129548 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
8
Stevenage3213910148 
w
 
3-1F
-
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
9
Wycombe331211101047 
Mar 3
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
10
Luton3313713246 
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
Mar 17
11
Plymouth3314415046 
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
12
Peterborough3414317145 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
3-3A
13
AFC Wim3212614-742 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
14
Exeter3211813341 
Mar 7
l
 
3-0A
-
-
15
Barnsley3011811-241 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Mar 7
16
Mansfield3110912239 
l
 
2-3F
Mar 14
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Doncaster3211615-1539 
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
18
Blackpool3310716-1037 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
19
L Orient3210616-1036 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
Mar 28
l
 
2-1F
20
Burton329914-1136 
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
Mar 3
Apr 25
21
Wigan3281014-1234 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
22
Northampton339717-1534 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
23
Rotherham318716-1431 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
l
 
0-4A
l
 
1-0A
24
Port Vale305817-1923 
l
 
0-2A
-
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Barnsley 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley2 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley3 - 3AFC Wim
Barnsley2 - 2Northampton
Barnsley3 - 1Stevenage
Barnsley2 - 1Blackpool
Barnsley0 - 2Lincoln
Barnsley2 - 3Mansfield
Barnsley3 - 2L Orient
Barnsley5 - 0Luton
Barnsley0 - 1Rotherham
Barnsley0 - 2Port Vale
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Barnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 1Cambridge
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 1Peterborough
HBarnsley3 - 3AFC Wim
ABarnsley2 - 3Bolton
HBarnsley2 - 2Northampton
HBarnsley3 - 1Stevenage
ABarnsley0 - 4Cardiff
ABarnsley2 - 2Reading
HBarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley0 - 2Lincoln
HBarnsley2 - 3Mansfield
ABarnsley0 - 3Exeter
HBarnsley3 - 2L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
Exeter 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Peterborough3 - 3Exeter
Mansfield0 - 0Exeter
Reading2 - 2Exeter
Port Vale1 - 3Exeter
Huddersfield2 - 2Exeter
AFC Wim0 - 1Exeter
Cardiff1 - 0Exeter
Bolton2 - 1Exeter
Bradford1 - 0Exeter
L Orient2 - 1Exeter
Stockport1 - 0Exeter
Lincoln0 - 1Exeter
Stevenage2 - 1Exeter
Rotherham1 - 0Exeter
Northampton2 - 0Exeter
Wycombe0 - 1Exeter
Doncaster1 - 0Exeter
Mansfield3 - 0Exeter
Crawley3 - 1Exeter
Bristol R1 - 2Exeter
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExeter3 - 3Peterborough
HExeter1 - 1Wycombe
HExeter0 - 0Northampton
AExeter0 - 0Mansfield
HExeter0 - 4Rotherham
AExeter2 - 2Reading
AExeter3 - 1Port Vale
HExeter3 - 0Stevenage
AExeter2 - 2Huddersfield
HExeter1 - 0Luton
AExeter1 - 0AFC Wim
AExeter0 - 1Cardiff
HExeter3 - 0Barnsley
AExeter1 - 2Bolton
HExeter1 - 0AFC Wim
AExeter0 - 1Bradford
AExeter1 - 2L Orient
HExeter1 - 1Wigan
HExeter2 - 0Plymouth
AExeter0 - 1Stockport
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Exeter have beaten Barnsley in 3 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Barnsley since 2022
Barnsley
Exeter
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
EXE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
1 - 2Exeter
1 - 2Exeter
0 - 2Exeter
League games at Exeter since 2023
Exeter
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
BAR
2
EXE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Exeter
Exeter3 - 0
1 - 2Barnsley
0 - 1Barnsley
Exeter3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Barnsley have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Exeter City on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Barnsley 15th Exeter 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Exeter will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+23
Barnsley have scored 23% more goals at home than predicted
-2
Exeter’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.8
1.4
Attack rating
19%
better
BAR
EXE
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Games scored23
21
Failed to score7
11
Scored first15
14
Goals scored50
37
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for20
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
BAR
EXE
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded28
21
Clean sheets2
11
Conceded first15
16
Goals conceded52
34
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
13%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+31%

Barnsley v Exeter League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2913109
J ShepherdD Keillor-DunnR ClearyJ. Bland
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Shepherd DEF29
6
1
J. Bland MID291
9
-
T Watson DEF271
2
-
A Phillips MID2763
2
-
P Kelly MID2723
5
-
L Connell MID2643
8
1
R Cleary FWD26610
2
-
D McGoldrick FWD2692
2
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID24131
3
-
V. Yoganathan MID222
2
1
M. Cooper GLK21
4
-
N Ogbeta DEF191
1
-
M Gevigney DEF161
-
J Earl DEF151
4
-
C. Vickers MID1522
-
J Russell MID121
1
-
N Farrugia MID12
1
-
M Roberts DEF11
2
-
F Jaló FWD3
-
G. Gent DEF2
1
-
J Rooney DEF1
-
Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3214107
J WhitworthJ WarehamI NiskanenP Sweeney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK32
4
-
E Brierley MID3213
4
-
I Niskanen MID32110
4
-
J Wareham FWD32141
6
-
J Aitchison MID3014
4
-
J Fitzwater DEF2811
5
-
J McMillan DEF271
3
-
P Sweeney DEF262
7
-
J Magennis FWD244
4
-
E Turns DEF23
2
-
R Cole MID2343
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID231
7
-
S Cox FWD211
4
-
L Woodhouse DEF1911
1
-
A. Higgins FWD1911
-
L. Oakes MID12
2
-
K McDonald MID111
-
D Andrew DEF10
1
-
J Yfeko DEF10
1
-
E Francis MID9
-
C Mendes FWD91
-
R Rydel DEF71
-
S Swinkels DEF7
2
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-