Fleetwood Town vs Barnsley: result 4-1 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup North - 7Kick-off on October 6, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire
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What was the result of Fleetwood Town vs Barnsley?
Fleetwood Town won 4-1 on October 6, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 59′R. CoughlanFleetwood Town (pen.)
- 62′W. DaviesFleetwood Town
- 67′A. Loupalo-BiFleetwood Town
- 81′?Barnsley
- 87′N. SawkinsFleetwood Town
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Barnsley win at 47%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 4-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Fleetwood Town vs Barnsley
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Fleetwood Town
4-2-3-1- 39Leo Farrell
- 19R. Cleary
- 13C. Taylor
- 32Royce Brownlie
- 45Vimal Yoganathan
- 48L. Connell
- 2A. Kay
- 5J. Shepherd
- 6C. O'Riordan
- 12J. Okedina
- 25Rogan Ravenhill
Barnsley
3-1-4-2- 9W. Davies
- 19R. Coughlan
- 36J. Dempsey
- 35S. Costelloe
- 30Mikey Lane
- 29R. Cirino
- 28J. Robertson
- 32Kayden Hughes
- 5F. Potter
- 26S. Rooney
- 22J. Pradic
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Fleetwood Town have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Barnsley have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | Salford City(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Rochdale(home) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Oldham(away) | 0-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Barnet(away) | 1-3 | League Two |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Leeds United U21(home) | 3-4 | EFL Trophy |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Leicester(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Peterborough(away) | 3-3 | League Cup |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Plymouth(away) | 0-3 | League One |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Stevenage(home) | 1-5 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Fleetwood Town wins, 2 draws, 4 Barnsley wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 | Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town | League Cup |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Fleetwood Town 1-2 Barnsley | League One |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town | League One |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Barnsley 2-1 Fleetwood Town | League One |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Fleetwood Town 0-1 Barnsley | League One |
| Apr 13, 2019 | Barnsley 4-2 Fleetwood Town | League One |
Last archived meeting: Barnsley vs Fleetwood Town on Aug 13, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Fleetwood Town score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Barnsley score 1.6 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Town | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Barnsley | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Fleetwood Town sit 2nd in EFL Trophy (7 points from 3 matches) and Barnsley sit 2nd (3 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fleetwood TownGroup 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | BarnsleyGroup 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy