Match Report
1 points and 3 places separated them: Leyton Orient 8th with 6, Barnsley 5th with 7. Per game in the league, Leyton Orient were scoring 2.25 and conceding 1.25, Barnsley 1.25 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Leyton Orient 2, draws 2, Barnsley 4, at 3.38 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%. 4.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.38.
The venue was Brisbane Road, with room for 9,271 spectators. S. Jackson took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. Barnsley led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Leyton Orient: Nicholas Oyekunle (85') · Barnsley: Makenzie Kirk (15'), Cameron McGeehan (64'), Reyes Cleary (76')
Key stats
Possession: Leyton Orient 47% · Barnsley 53% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 4-10