League One · 2026

Stockport County vs Barnsley · League One

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
2.670.86
Expected goals
1.871.35
Shots
16.517
Possession
60.2%54.3%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: barnsley's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Barnsley's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Barnsley's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.86 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.86 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7.33 corners/matchCornersStockport County · Barnsley● 8.29 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricStockport CountyBarnsleyBaseline
Corners7.33 corners/match8.29 corners/match5.27 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Stockport County have a visible home split

weak

Stockport County's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

21 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season16.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots21 shots/match16.5 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Stockport County favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · Barnsley in 2 · 1 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Stockport County6 matchesBarnsley7 matches
2.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored6/70.86 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/7▲ 1.57 goals/match
1.87 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/71.35 xG/match
16.5 shots/matchShots6/717 shots/match
5.83 shots/match ▲Shots on target6/74.43 shots/match
60.2% ●Possession6/754.3%
7.33 corners/matchCorners6/7● 8.29 corners/match
9 fouls/matchFouls6/713.6 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Stockport County
2Draws
0Barnsley
Barnsley — Stockport County · League One1–3
Stockport County — Barnsley · League One1–1
Stockport County — Barnsley · League One2–1
Barnsley — Stockport County · League One1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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