Barnsley vs Burton Albion: result 3-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 9, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Oakwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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What was the result of Barnsley vs Burton Albion?
Barnsley won 3-2 on August 9, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 4′J. BeesleyBurton Albion (pen.)
- 35′Fábio TavaresBurton Albion
- 55′Caylan VickersBarnsley
- 63′D. Keillor-DunnBarnsley
- 90′D. McGoldrickBarnsley
Official lineup for Barnsley vs Burton Albion
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barnsley
4-2-3-1- 10D. McGoldrick
- 40D. Keillor-Dunn
- 8A. Phillips
- 7Caylan Vickers
- 45Vimal Yoganathan
- 48L. Connell
- 14N. Ogbeta
- 32J. Earl
- 6M. de Gevigney
- 30Jonathan Bland
- 1M. Mahoney
Burton Albion
3-4-2-1- 11Fábio Tavares
- 9J. Beesley
- 7J. McKiernan
- 19Dylan Williams
- 8C. Webster
- 4K. Chauke
- 15K. Lofthouse
- 6T. Sibbick
- 18J. Moon
- 2U. Godwin-Malife
- 21J. Amissah
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barnsley have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Burton Albion have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Plymouth(away) | 3-1 | League One |
| Jul 22, 2025 | York(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Harrogate Town(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 3, 2025 | Reading(away) | 4-2 | League One |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Mansfield Town(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Derby(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Birmingham(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Chesterfield(away) | 0-5 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Barnsley wins, 1 draw, 1 Burton Albion win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | Barnsley 0-0 Burton Albion | League One |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Burton Albion 1-2 Barnsley | League One |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Burton Albion 1-3 Barnsley | League One |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Barnsley 2-0 Burton Albion | League One |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Burton Albion 2-1 Barnsley | League One |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Barnsley 2-0 Burton Albion | League One |
Last archived meeting: Barnsley vs Burton Albion on Feb 1, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Barnsley score 1.8 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Burton Albion score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | 12/15 | 11/15 |
| Burton Albion | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barnsley sit 22nd in League One (8 points from 10 matches) and Burton Albion sit 14th (14 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Burton Albion | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 8 |
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