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

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, St James Park, Exeter

Gary Caldwell and Conor Hourihane take on one another in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Exeter City face Barnsley at the St James Park. League One stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.


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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Exeter
44%
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Draw
26%
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Barnsley
31%
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Draw 1-1
12%
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Exeter 1-0
10%
--
Exeter 2-1
9%
--
Barnsley 1-0
8%
--
Exeter 2-0
8%
--
Barnsley 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Barnsley 2-0
5%
--
Exeter 3-1
4%
--
Exeter 3-0
4%
--
Barnsley 3-1
3%
--
Exeter 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-2
2%
--
Barnsley 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
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BTTS - No
46%
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BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
48%
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Exeter win to nil
23%
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Barnsley win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Exeter have conceded 15 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Exeter have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Barnsley lay in 10th place on 25 points in the League One league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Barnsley have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Barnsley have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Exeter
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
Mar 14
Dec 26
-
Jan 27
2
Bradford18972834 
May 2
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
3
Lincoln191045734 
Jan 10
w
 
0-1F
Dec 29
l
 
3-1A
4
Stockport18954432 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
5
Bolton18873931 
Feb 28
Dec 13
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
6
Stevenage17944731 
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
Jan 31
-
7
Luton19847-128 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
8
Huddersfield19838227 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
9
AFC Wim18828-326 
w
 
1-0F
Dec 29
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
10
Barnsley16745525 
Dec 20
Mar 7
-
-
11
Wigan18675125 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
Mar 17
Jan 1
12
L Orient19748025 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1F
Dec 13
Feb 28
13
Wycombe19667524 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
14
Northampton18738-124 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
-
Mar 28
15
Rotherham19667-324 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
16
Mansfield18648-122 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Dec 26
Mar 14
17
Reading18576-122 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
18
Burton18648-822 
-
Apr 25
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
19
Doncaster19649-922 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
20
Exeter186210-120 
-
-
Mar 7
Dec 20
21
Peterborough186111-519 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
22
Blackpool195410-819 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Exeter 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Exeter1 - 0AFC Wim
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
Exeter2 - 0Plymouth
Exeter1 - 1Reading
Exeter0 - 1Huddersfield
Exeter0 - 2Port Vale
Exeter3 - 0Peterborough
Exeter1 - 2Mansfield
Exeter4 - 1Blackpool
Exeter3 - 1Huddersfield
Exeter0 - 0Burton
Exeter1 - 1Wigan
Exeter0 - 2Stockport
Exeter0 - 2Wrexham
Exeter2 - 0Mansfield
Exeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
Exeter1 - 1Northampton
Exeter2 - 6L Orient
Exeter1 - 3Blackpool
Exeter1 - 2Bolton
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HExeter1 - 0AFC Wim
AExeter0 - 1Bradford
AExeter1 - 2L Orient
HExeter1 - 1Wigan
HExeter2 - 0Plymouth
AExeter0 - 1Stockport
HExeter1 - 1Reading
AExeter1 - 0Lincoln
HExeter0 - 1Huddersfield
AExeter1 - 2Stevenage
HExeter0 - 2Port Vale
AExeter0 - 1Rotherham
HExeter3 - 0Peterborough
AExeter0 - 2Northampton
AExeter1 - 0Wycombe
HExeter1 - 2Mansfield
HExeter4 - 1Blackpool
AExeter0 - 1Doncaster
AExeter0 - 3Mansfield
HExeter3 - 1Huddersfield
Barnsley 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Stockport1 - 1Barnsley
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0Barnsley
AFC Wim2 - 0Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Stockport2 - 1Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Exeter since 2023
Exeter
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
EXE
1
BAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Exeter
1 - 2Barnsley
0 - 1Barnsley
Exeter3 - 1
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
Goal Statistics
Exeter 20th Barnsley 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Exeter will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Exeter’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
Barnsley have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
EXE
BAR
30%
better
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Games scored10
11
Failed to score7
4
Scored first6
9
Goals scored16
26
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.6
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
4%
better
EXE
BAR
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first11
6
Goals conceded18
19
Avg. goals conceded1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18545
J WhitworthJ WarehamI NiskanenJ Fitzwater
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK18
1
-
J McMillan DEF181
2
-
J Fitzwater DEF1811
5
-
I Niskanen MID184
2
-
E Brierley MID181
2
-
J Wareham FWD1851
4
-
E Turns DEF16
1
-
J Aitchison MID16
1
-
J Magennis FWD154
1
-
P Sweeney DEF12
3
-
R Cole MID1222
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID111
3
-
D Andrew DEF10
1
-
A. Higgins FWD101
-
S Cox FWD101
1
-
E Francis MID8
-
K McDonald MID81
-
J Yfeko DEF7
1
-
L Woodhouse DEF5
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-
R Rydel DEF41
-
S Swinkels DEF4
1
-
L. Oakes MID2
-
C Mendes FWD1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16946
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnR ClearyL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK16
3
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID1691
1
-
L Connell MID1622
6
-
J Shepherd DEF15
2
1
J. Bland MID151
5
-
D McGoldrick FWD152
2
-
T Watson DEF141
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF141
1
-
A Phillips MID1423
-
P Kelly MID1321
2
-
C. Vickers MID1321
-
J Earl DEF121
3
-
R Cleary FWD1234
2
-
V. Yoganathan MID112
2
1
J Russell MID9
1
-
N Farrugia MID9
1
-
M Gevigney DEF81
-
M Roberts DEF5
2
-
J Rooney DEF1
-