Match Report
42 points separated the sides: Barnsley 4th on 86, Morecambe 22nd on 44. Morecambe had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Barnsley ran at 1.74 scored and 1.02 conceded, Morecambe at 1.02 and 1.7.
Morecambe had not won in 7 games. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Barnsley against 2/15 for Morecambe.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Barnsley, 2 for Morecambe and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,287. On the scoreboard, Barnsley led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.