Stockport County 3–1 Barnsley — Match Stats & Analysis

League One · 2026Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

Stockport County

LWLDW

3–1Full-time analysis

Barnsley

WWLLD

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Stockport County won 3–1.

Shots: 1618
Shots on target: 49
Expected goals: 1.891.41
Possession: 57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Stockport County beat Barnsley 3–1. Recorded in this match (Stockport County – Barnsley): shots 16–18, shots on target 4–9, expected goals 1.89–1.41, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

7.5 corners/matchCornersStockport County · Barnsley● 7.88 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Stockport County	Barnsley	Baseline
Corners	7.5 corners/match	7.88 corners/match	5.46 corners/match

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

Stockport County have a visible home split

moderate

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

19.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season16.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	19.8 shots/match	16.6 shots/match	13.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots16 shots18 shotsStockport County 16 shots, Barnsley 18 shots
Shots on target4 shots9 shotsStockport County 4 shots, Barnsley 9 shots
Expected goals1.89 xG1.41 xGStockport County 1.89 xG, Barnsley 1.41 xG
Possession57%43%Stockport County 57%, Barnsley 43%
Corners11 corners5 cornersStockport County 11 corners, Barnsley 5 corners
Fouls5 fouls12 foulsStockport County 5 fouls, Barnsley 12 fouls
Yellow cards1 card2 cardsStockport County 1 card, Barnsley 2 cards
Passes444 passes338 passesStockport County 444 passes, Barnsley 338 passes
Pass accuracy77%70.4%Stockport County 77%, Barnsley 70.4%
Shots inside box12 shots12 shotsStockport County 12 shots, Barnsley 12 shots
Blocked shots6 blocks4 blocksStockport County 6 blocks, Barnsley 4 blocks
Goalkeeper saves7 saves1 saveStockport County 7 saves, Barnsley 1 save
Offsides1 offside3 offsidesStockport County 1 offside, Barnsley 3 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

13′Patrick KellyGoal · Barnsley
25′Cameron McGeehanYellow card · Barnsley
Half-time
61′Kyle WoottonGoal · Stockport County
63′Harry WoodYellow card · Stockport County
73′Kyle WoottonGoal · Stockport County
83′Jack ShepherdYellow card · Barnsley
90′Mikael MandronGoal · Stockport County
Full time

Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute

46′Stockport County · 1 player changeLewis Fiorini
63′Barnsley · 1 player changeJubril Okedina
66′Stockport County · 1 player changeJason Adigun
70′Barnsley · 2 player changesSam Gale · Jonathan Bland
82′Barnsley · 1 player changeO'Rian Reid
86′Stockport County · 2 player changesMikael Mandron · Josh Dacres-Cogley
90′Stockport County · 1 player changeMamadou Jobe

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Stockport County3-4-3

Oliver WhatmuffG
Ethan PyeD
Eoghan O'ConnellD
Ryan GloverD
Ben OsbornD
Kyron GordonD
Lewis BateM
Oliver NorwoodM
Jack DiamondF
Harry WoodF
Kyle WoottonF

Substitutes

Josh Dacres-Cogley
Mamadou Jobe
Lewis Fiorini
Jason Adigun
Benoný Breki Andrésson
Mikael Mandron
Ethan Ennis

Barnsley4-2-3-1

Rogan RavenhillG
Arley KayD
Jack ShepherdD
Connor O'RiordanD
Tyrese NoslinD
Cameron McGeehanM
Patrick KellyM
Vimal YoganathanM
Amani RichardsF
Reyes ClearyF
Rylan BrownlieF

Substitutes

Kieran Flavell
Sam Gale
Jubril Okedina
Jonathan Bland
O'Rian Reid
Clayton Taylor
Luke Alker

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Stockport County

2Draws

0Barnsley

2 May 2026Barnsley — Stockport County · League One1–3

29 Nov 2025Stockport County — Barnsley · League One1–1

8 Feb 2025Stockport County — Barnsley · League One2–1

28 Sept 2024Barnsley — Stockport County · League One1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

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 0 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Stockport County9 matchesBarnsley8 matches

2.22 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/81 goal/match

1.22 goals/match ▲Goals allowed9/81.88 goals/match

1.82 xG/match ▲Expected goals8/81.36 xG/match

16.6 shots/matchShots8/817.1 shots/match

5.13 shots/matchShots on target8/85 shots/match

58.8% ●Possession8/852.9%

7.5 corners/matchCorners8/8● 7.88 corners/match

8.38 fouls/matchFouls8/813.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples9 / 8home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

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.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in League One

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