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Cambridge United vs Barnsley

16 Jan 2027, 15:00 · League One · 2026/2027

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6 completed meetings

Cambridge United

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Cambridge United

Latest: AFC Wimbledon · 1–1

Match stats

26 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs AFC Wimbledon · 2026/2027

Barnsley

Latest: Plymouth Argyle · 0–3

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Plymouth Argyle · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

3Barnsley wins

2Draws

1Cambridge United wins

33%Both teams scored

33%Over 2.5 goals

11Barnsley goals

4Cambridge United goals

At Cambridge United’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · League One

Compare Cambridge United’s home games with Barnsley’s away games.

Cambridge United statsBarnsley stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Cambridge UnitedPer matchBarnsley

1.75 / 4Goals scored1.00 / 3

1.50 / 4Goals conceded1.33 / 3

3.25 / 4Total match goals2.33 / 3

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.33 / 3

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.67 / 3

14.00 / 4Shots14.67 / 3

6.75 / 4Corners7.33 / 3

9.75 / 4Total match corners11.33 / 3

1.75 / 4Cards2.33 / 3

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Cambridge UnitedStatBarnsley

0.504 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.333 matches

0.504 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.673 matches

50% (2)4 matchesWins33% (1)3 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws33% (1)3 matches

25% (1)4 matchesLosses33% (1)3 matches

50% (2)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets67% (2)3 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves33% (1)3 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored33% (1)3 matches

Goal frequencies

Cambridge UnitedStatBarnsley

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals33%3 matches

50%4 matchesScored 2+ goals33%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ goals33%3 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%3 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals67%3 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals33%3 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals33%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time33%3 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%3 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%3 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time33%3 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time33%3 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%3 matches

Corners

Cambridge UnitedStatBarnsley

3.004 matchesCorners conceded / match4.003 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners100%3 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners67%3 matches

75%4 matchesWon 7+ corners67%3 matches

0%4 matchesWon 9+ corners33%3 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners100%3 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners67%3 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners67%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners33%3 matches

Cards

Cambridge UnitedStatBarnsley

1.004 matchesOpponent cards / match2.333 matches

2.754 matchesTotal cards / match4.673 matches

1.754 matchesYellow cards / match2.333 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%3 matches

75%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards67%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards33%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards33%3 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%3 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards67%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards33%3 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards33%3 matches

Shots & play

Cambridge UnitedStatBarnsley

12.254 matchesShots conceded / match9.003 matches

47.75%4 matchesPossession / match58.33%3 matches

9.754 matchesFouls / match12.333 matches

1.004 matchesOffsides / match3.673 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Cambridge United

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.29 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.50 per game

Barnsley

Expected goals (xG)7 games with data

1.53 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)7 games with data

1.51 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Cambridge United

Goals

Ben Knight3

Kell Watts2

Gassan Ahadme2

Assists

Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu2

Yellow cards

Red cards

No recorded figure

Tackles

Owen Moxon15

Dominic Ball12

Kell Watts9

Barnsley

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Cambridge United

Ben Knight8 matches

1.89

Isaac Heath4 matches

1.47

Louis Appéré3 matches

1.22

Barnsley

Cameron McGeehan6 matches

2.81

Makenzie Kirk5 matches

1.81

Reyes Cleary7 matches

1.45

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Cambridge United

Ben Knight5 matches

1.91

Gassan Ahadme5 matches

1.45

Isaac Heath4 matches

1.44

Barnsley

Cameron McGeehan5 matches

2.62

Reyes Cleary5 matches

1.64

Makenzie Kirk4 matches

1.25

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Cambridge United