Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Barnsley 12th with 61 points, Cambridge United 23rd with 38, 23 apart. Barnsley had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Barnsley were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.59, Cambridge United 0.98 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Barnsley had been beaten in three straight games. Cambridge United had lost four in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Barnsley wins, 1 for Cambridge United, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley (capacity 23,287). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cambridge United led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Barnsley: Jonathan Lewis (90') · Cambridge United: James Brophy (9')