Match Report
Birmingham City U21 went into the game 8th in the table on 31 points; Barnsley U21 sat 9th on 30 — a 1-point gap. Barnsley U21 ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Against a league average of 1.91 goals per team per game, Birmingham City U21 ran at 1.65 scored and 2.65 conceded, Barnsley U21 at 1.39 and 2.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Birmingham City U21, 0 for Barnsley U21 and 1 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at The Arden Garages Stadium (capacity 2,000). Barnsley U21 led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City U21: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Barnsley U21: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 6-8