Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Barnsley 2nd with 91 points, Scunthorpe United 23rd with 46, 45 apart. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Barnsley ran at 1.74 scored and 0.85 conceded, Scunthorpe United at 1.15 and 1.8.
Scunthorpe United carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 3 for Barnsley, 4 for Scunthorpe United and 6 drawn, at 1.77 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, with room for 23,287 spectators. Barnsley led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.




