Match summary
Before kickoff, Cardiff City (2nd, 72 pts) were 25 points ahead of Barnsley (12th, 47 pts). Before kickoff, Barnsley were 12th in the table but 6th on points from the last five league games.
Barnsley vs Cardiff CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Oakwell Stadium
Barnsley vs Cardiff City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Barnsley3W 0D 2L
BarnsleyCardiff City
9Pointsof 159
8Goals scored13
6Goals conceded9
0Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row0
1Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win1
15+Conceded in a row1
Head to head19 meetings · Nov 2009 – Jan 2026
- Barnsley wins
- 3
- Draws
- 5
- Cardiff City wins
- 11
2.95goals per meeting
53%both teams scored
53%3+ goals
32%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBarnsley 0W 2D 3L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
- League OneCardiff City4-0Barnsley
- ChampionshipBarnsley0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Barnsley
- ChampionshipBarnsley2-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City3-0Barnsley
Show all 19 meetings
- ChampionshipBarnsley0-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City3-2Barnsley
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-1Barnsley
- ChampionshipBarnsley0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipBarnsley0-0Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City3-4Barnsley
- ChampionshipCardiff City1-1Barnsley
- ChampionshipBarnsley1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipBarnsley0-1Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City5-3Barnsley
- ChampionshipCardiff City2-2Barnsley
- ChampionshipBarnsley1-2Cardiff City
- ChampionshipCardiff City0-2Barnsley
- ChampionshipBarnsley1-0Cardiff City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 416 earlier results
BarnsleyCardiff City
#12Position#2
47Points33 v 35 games72
0Goal difference+30
1.67Scored per gameleague avg 1.311.94
1.67Conceded per game1.09
#6Form table position#6
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
BarnsleyCardiff City
- Substitution · Barnsley · T. Watson · InOut: J. Bland89'
- 80'Substitution · Cardiff City · Will Fish · InOut: Dylan Lawlor
- 69'Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Omari Kellyman
- 69'Substitution · Cardiff City · David Turnbull · InOut: Alex Robertson
- Substitution · Barnsley · Reyes Cleary · InOut: Tom Bradshaw65'
- Substitution · Barnsley · A. Phillips · InOut: Scott Banks65'
- 56'Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Chris Willock
- 56'Substitution · Cardiff City · Joel Bagan · InOut: Calum Scanlon
- 43'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Dylan Lawlor
- Goal · Barnsley · Scott Banks1-122'
- 11'Goal · Cardiff City · Rubin Colwill0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
BarnsleyCardiff City
27%Ball Possession73%
11Shots Total13
2Shots On Target4
4Corners13
9Fouls7
0Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
3Saves1
228Passes608
8Shots Off Target5
57Attacks133
18Dangerous Attacks76
7Shots Inside Box11
4Shots Outside Box2
1Goals1
7Free Kicks9
1Shots Blocked4
3Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
15Tackles13
0Assists1
144Accurate Passes515
10Total Crosses29
6Accurate Crosses5
19Interceptions4
3Big Chances Created2
2Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Manager: Conor Hourihane
Starting XI
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CO
Corey O'Keeffe7.3
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JS
Jack Shepherd7.0
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JB
J. Bland6.7
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VY
Vimal Yoganathan6.9
Substitutes
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AP
A. Phillips6.3
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RC
Reyes Cleary6.6
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CL
Charlie Lennon-
KF
K. FlavellPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 65' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 13(77%) | 4 | 4/8 | |
Corey O'Keeffe DF | 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(67%) | 3 | 5/8 |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(50%) | - | - | |
| 7.0 | 65' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 17(38%) | 1 | 6/12 | |
Jack Shepherd DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(59%) | 2 | 5/7 |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(71%) | - | 2/5 | |
Vimal Yoganathan MF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 20(75%) | - | 7/11 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(68%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(75%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
J. Bland MF | 6.7 | 89' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(63%) | - | 2/4 |
Reyes Cleary FW | 6.6 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | 2 | 2/4 |
A. Phillips MF | 6.3 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | - | 1/4 |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 12(75%) | 2 | 2/11 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/1 |
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