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Exeter City v Barnsley : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Dec, 15:00 BST, St James Park, Exeter

Barnsley are away on Saturday afternoon, as manager Darrell Clarke takes his side to visit Exeter City and Gary Caldwell at the St James Park in the League One. All the odds are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League One match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Exeter
34%
--
Draw
28%
--
Barnsley
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Barnsley 1-0
12%
--
Exeter 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Barnsley 2-1
8%
--
Exeter 2-1
7%
--
Barnsley 2-0
7%
--
Exeter 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Barnsley 3-1
3%
--
Barnsley 3-0
3%
--
Exeter 3-1
3%
--
Exeter 3-0
2%
--
Barnsley 3-2
2%
--
Exeter 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
58%
--
Exeter win to nil
20%
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Barnsley win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Exeter have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Exeter have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Barnsley lay in 8th place on 27 points in the League One league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Barnsley have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Barnsley have played 9 away games, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Exeter
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1712321839 
d
 
2-2F
Jan 1
d
 
2-2A
Jan 28
2
Wrexham1811431637 
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
Jan 1
l
 
1-0A
3
Birmingham1510321333 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 18
Dec 7
Apr 5
4
Huddersfield1710251132 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
5
Stockport178631230 
Apr 5
Dec 7
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
6
Reading17935530 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 4
d
 
2-2F
May 3
7
Bolton17935130 
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
Apr 12
Dec 26
8
Barnsley 18765327 
Dec 14
Apr 1
-
-
9
Lincoln18756126 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
Mar 1
w
 
1-2F
10
Mansfield16736124 
Jan 14
May 3
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
11
Exeter 17737-124 
-
-
Apr 1
Dec 14
12
Charlton17647-122 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
d
 
2-2F
Mar 4
13
Stevenage17647-322 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 1
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
14
Peterborough16637321 
l
 
1-2F
-
Apr 21
Dec 29
15
Bristol R18639-921 
Dec 26
Apr 12
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
16
Wigan17557120 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
17
Rotherham17557-420 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
18
Blackpool17557-620 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
Mar 8
w
 
1-2F
19
Crawley18549-1119 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Jan 4
w
 
0-3F
20
L Orient17539-318 
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
Dec 21
Apr 18
21
Northampton18468-618 
Mar 1
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
Jan 11
22
Cambridge173410-1413 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Mar 22
d
 
1-1A
23
Shrewsbury163211-1311 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
24
Burton161510-148 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Exeter 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Exeter2 - 2Wycombe
Exeter0 - 2Birmingham
Exeter0 - 0Lincoln
Exeter1 - 0Charlton
Exeter1 - 2Reading
Exeter1 - 0Cambridge
Exeter2 - 0Stevenage
Exeter1 - 2Peterborough
Exeter1 - 0Rotherham
Exeter1 - 2Oxford Utd
Exeter1 - 0Stevenage
Exeter1 - 1Charlton
Exeter1 - 0Burton
Exeter2 - 2Bolton
Exeter1 - 1Fleetwood
Exeter0 - 3Derby
Exeter2 - 1Peterborough
Exeter0 - 1Bristol R
Exeter0 - 0Cambridge
Exeter2 - 1Carlisle
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HExeter2 - 2Wycombe
HExeter0 - 2Birmingham
AExeter0 - 3Wrexham
HExeter0 - 0Lincoln
HExeter1 - 0Charlton
AExeter0 - 2Huddersfield
HExeter1 - 2Reading
AExeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
HExeter1 - 0Cambridge
AExeter1 - 0L Orient
AExeter0 - 0Wigan
HExeter2 - 0Stevenage
AExeter1 - 2Blackpool
AExeter2 - 0Bolton
HExeter1 - 2Peterborough
AExeter1 - 2Northampton
HExeter1 - 0Rotherham
HExeter1 - 2Oxford Utd
AExeter2 - 1Northampton
AExeter4 - 2Port Vale
Barnsley 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham1 - 0Barnsley
Cambridge1 - 1Barnsley
Shrewsbury0 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 2Barnsley
Huddersfield2 - 0Barnsley
Burton1 - 2Barnsley
Stevenage3 - 0Barnsley
Crawley0 - 3Barnsley
Lincoln1 - 2Barnsley
Bolton2 - 3Barnsley
Blackpool3 - 2Barnsley
Portsmouth3 - 2Barnsley
Stevenage2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton2 - 1Barnsley
Burton1 - 3Barnsley
Carlisle2 - 3Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 4Barnsley
Fleetwood1 - 2Barnsley
Shrewsbury1 - 1Barnsley
Bolton1 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley0 - 1Wrexham
HBarnsley2 - 2Reading
HBarnsley0 - 1Wigan
ABarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
HBarnsley2 - 0Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 0Shrewsbury
HBarnsley2 - 2Charlton
ABarnsley2 - 1Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 2Huddersfield
HBarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley1 - 1Stockport
ABarnsley2 - 1Burton
ABarnsley0 - 3Stevenage
HBarnsley2 - 1Bristol R
ABarnsley3 - 0Crawley
HBarnsley2 - 2Northampton
ABarnsley2 - 1Lincoln
HBarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
ABarnsley3 - 2Bolton
HBarnsley1 - 3Bolton
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Goal Statistics
Exeter 11th Barnsley 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Exeter will score no more than 1 goal
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Barnsley will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Exeter have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
+16
Barnsley have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.1
1.2
Attack rating
EXE
BAR
16%
better
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Games scored12
14
Failed to score5
4
Scored first10
11
Goals scored16
26
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
32%
better
EXE
BAR
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Games conceded8
15
Clean sheets9
3
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded17
23
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against11%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+32%

Exeter v Barnsley League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Exeter League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17327
J WhitworthK DoyleJ MagennisR Woods
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK17
1
-
J McMillan DEF171
2
-
T Crama DEF162
3
-
P Sweeney DEF16
4
-
E Francis MID1621
2
-
J Aitchison MID161
3
-
I Niskanen MID1611
4
-
J Magennis FWD1612
-
M Alli FWD1521
-
K Doyle MID143
1
-
R Woods MID131
6
1
S Cox FWD12
-
J Yfeko DEF111
3
-
B Purrington DEF10
-
J Bird FWD8
-
C Watts MID61
1
1
R Cole MID611
2
-
A. Richards FWD61
1
-
J Fitzwater DEF4
-
V Harper MID4
-
D Mitchell MID2
-
J. Richards MID1
-
P Borges MID1
1
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18547
M GevigneyA PhillipsL ConnellL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts DEF183
2
-
M Gevigney DEF18
3
-
J Earl DEF171
5
-
L Connell MID1724
7
-
C O'Keeffe DEF153
3
-
A Phillips MID1451
1
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID144
1
-
M Craig MID13
-
S Humphrys FWD134
1
-
S Cosgrove FWD1312
1
-
D Pines DEF121
3
-
K Lofthouse DEF12
1
-
G. Gent DEF12
1
-
J Russell MID1221
3
-
G Slonina GLK11
-
B Cotter DEF112
-
M Watters FWD931
-
F Jaló FWD91
3
-
B Killip GLK71
-
J Benson MID6
1
-
A Marsh FWD6
-
K Nwakali MID3
-
C Hourihane MID2
-