Match summary
Before kickoff, Bradford City (4th, 71 pts) were 16 points ahead of Barnsley (12th, 55 pts). Before kickoff, Bradford City were 4th in the table but 11th on points from the last five league games.
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Barnsley vs Bradford City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Barnsley1W 2D 2L
BarnsleyBradford City
5Pointsof 157
4Goals scored5
6Goals conceded5
1Clean sheets1
2Unbeaten in a row0
1Without a win1
0Conceded in a row2
Head to head10 meetings · Oct 2014 – Oct 2025
- Barnsley wins
- 6
- Draws
- 2
- Bradford City wins
- 2
2.7goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBarnsley 3W 1D 1L · 3.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 507 earlier results
BarnsleyBradford City
#12Position#4
55Points41 v 42 games71
-2Goal difference+6
1.54Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.24
1.59Conceded per game1.1
#16Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
BarnsleyBradford City
- Goal · Barnsley · L. Farrell2-290+6'
- Substitution · Barnsley · L. Farrell · InOut: Corey O'Keeffe89'
- 88'Substitution · Bradford City · Lee Evans · InOut: Josh Neufville
- 82'Own Goal · Bradford City · M. Roberts1-2 · Own Goal
- Substitution · Barnsley · T. Watson · InOut: Tom Bradshaw79'
- Yellow Card · Barnsley · Reyes Cleary76'
- 73'Goal · Bradford City · Nick Powell1-1
- Yellow Card · Barnsley · J. Bland71'
- 66'Substitution · Bradford City · Harrison Ashby · InOut: Kayden Jackson
- 66'Substitution · Bradford City · George Lapslie · InOut: Jenson Metcalfe
- 66'Substitution · Bradford City · Nick Powell · InOut: Will Swan
- 65'Substitution · Bradford City · Antoni Sarcevic · InOut: Matthew Pennington
- 65'Yellow Card · Bradford City · Jenson Metcalfe
- Substitution · Barnsley · L. Connell · InOut: A. Phillips62'
- Substitution · Barnsley · Reyes Cleary · InOut: Scott Banks61'
- 55'Yellow Card · Bradford City · Ibou Touray
- Goal · Barnsley · Eoghan O'Connell1-050'
- Substitution · Barnsley · M. de Gevigney · InOut: J. Earl46'
- 33'Yellow Card · Bradford City · Will Swan
- 33'Yellow Card · Bradford City · —
- Red Card · Barnsley · Vimal Yoganathan8'
Match Statistics
Match stats
BarnsleyBradford City
37%Ball Possession63%
9Shots Total14
4Shots On Target5
5Corners10
13Fouls11
2Yellow Cards3
0Offsides3
4Saves2
256Passes415
2Shots Off Target8
72Attacks110
35Dangerous Attacks72
8Shots Inside Box12
1Shots Outside Box2
2Goals2
11Free Kicks13
3Shots Blocked1
5Substitutions5
12Tackles17
2Assists1
151Accurate Passes321
1Red Cards0
14Total Crosses35
2Accurate Crosses6
2Interceptions6
58Duels Won56
2Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Manager: Conor Hourihane
Starting XI
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CO
Corey O'Keeffe6.4
-
JB
J. Bland6.7
-
VY
Vimal Yoganathan5.6
-
AP
A. Phillips6.7
Substitutes
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JS
Jack Shepherd-
RC
Reyes Cleary6.9
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LF
L. Farrell7.3
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KF
K. FlavellManager: Graham Alexander
Starting XI
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AB
Aden Baldwin6.8
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JN
Josh Neufville7.4
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WS
Will Swan6.2
Substitutes
-
GL
George Lapslie6.5
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Farrell FW | 7.3 | 1' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1(100%) | 1 | 1/3 |
| 7.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 14(86%) | - | 4/7 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(32%) | - | 1/1 | |
Reyes Cleary FW | 6.9 | 29' | 0 | 1 | - | 6(83%) | - | 3/8 |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 26(40%) | - | 6/6 | |
| 6.8 | 79' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 12(75%) | - | 8/17 | |
A. Phillips MF | 6.7 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 21(71%) | 1 | 4/7 |
J. Bland MF | 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(72%) | - | 6/11 |
| 6.7 | 61' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 12(83%) | 3 | 4/11 | |
J. Earl DF | 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 23(36%) | 1 | 5/6 |
Corey O'Keeffe DF | 6.4 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(48%) | 2 | 5/10 |
| 6.4 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(60%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(76%) | 1 | 5/12 | |
| 6.2 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(63%) | 1 | 3/7 | |
| 6.0 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(63%) | - | 0/3 | |
Vimal Yoganathan MF | 5.6 | 8' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(40%) | 2 | 2/3 |
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