League One

Dec 20, 2025 at 3pm UK

Exeter Exeter City
3-0
Barnsley

Niskanen (41'), Wareham (61'), Cole (73')

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Exeter City and Barnsley, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Exeter City

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Exeter 3-0 Barnsley
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in League One

Next Game: Cardiff vs. Exeter
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Barnsley

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Exeter 3-0 Barnsley
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in League One

Next Game: Barnsley vs. Mansfield
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Exeter City win with a probability of 40.74%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 34.47% and a draw had a probability of 24.79%.

The most likely scoreline for a Exeter City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.46%) and 2-0 (6.39%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-2 (7.96%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.

Result
Exeter City	Draw	Barnsley
40.74% ( -0.58)	24.79% ( 0.18)	34.47% ( 0.4)

Both teams to score 58.18% (

-0.52)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.02% (

-0.73)

44.98% (

0.73)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.67% (

-0.7)

67.33% (

0.7)

Exeter City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.95% (

-0.59)

22.05% (

0.59)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.61% (

-0.9)

55.39% (

0.9)

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.63% (

-0.11)

25.37% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.84% (

-0.14)

60.16% (

0.14)

Score Analysis

Exeter City 40.74%

Barnsley 34.47%

Draw 24.79%

Exeter City	Draw	Barnsley
2-1 @ 8.77% ( -0.06) 1-0 @ 8.46% ( 0.11) 2-0 @ 6.39% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 4.42% ( -0.11) 3-0 @ 3.22% ( -0.07) 3-2 @ 3.03% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 1.67% ( -0.07) 4-0 @ 1.22% ( -0.05) 4-2 @ 1.15% ( -0.05) Other @ 2.42% Total : 40.74%	1-1 @ 11.6% ( 0.13) 2-2 @ 6.01% ( -0.06) 0-0 @ 5.59% ( 0.17) 3-3 @ 1.39% ( -0.04) Other @ 0.2% Total : 24.79%	1-2 @ 7.96% ( 0.06) 0-1 @ 7.67% ( 0.21) 0-2 @ 5.26% ( 0.13) 1-3 @ 3.64% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.75% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 2.41% ( 0.05) 1-4 @ 1.25% ( 0) 2-4 @ 0.94% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.59% Total : 34.47%