Match Report
Bristol City U21 went into the game 14th in the table on 35 points; Barnsley U21 sat 12th on 37 — a 2-point gap. Bristol City U21 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.61/1.93 for Bristol City U21 and 1.82/2.07 for Barnsley U21 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.94.
The match was played at Robins High Performance Centre in Somerset (capacity 21,497). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bristol City U21 led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.