Barnsley FC vs Stockport County FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Barnsley FC vs Stockport County FC — League One at Oakwell Stadium.
- Barnsley FC 46 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- Stockport County FC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
- Assistant 1 Wayne Grunnill
- Assistant 2 Matthew Sowerby (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Stockport County FC H 1–3 L 28 Apr Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W 25 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L 21 Apr Stevenage FC A 0–1 L 18 Apr Bradford City AFC H 2–2 D 14 Apr Port Vale FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Barnsley FC A 3–1 W 28 Apr Port Vale FC H 1–2 L 25 Apr Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W 21 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 0–1 L 18 Apr Exeter City FC A 3–3 D 15 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 2–0 W Season Stats
Barnsley FC Stockport County FC #15 Position #3 59 Points 77 46 Played 46 15 / 14 / 17 W / D / L 22 / 11 / 13 68 Scored 71 73 Conceded 58 -5 GD +13 1.28 PPG 1.67 33% Win % 48% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Stockport County FC this seasonBarnsley FC are 15th (59 pts). Stockport County FC are 3rd (77 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Stockport County FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mael de Gevigney, as he is very good at scoring at Oakwell Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Stockport County FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Oliver Norwood scoring 1 goals.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 385 games and scored 496 goals.
- 23' Stockport County FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Adama Sidibeh on 23.
- 28' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Reyes Cleary suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stockport County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Bland on 40.
- 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 52' What a strike from Adam Phillips! The score is 1-1.
- 53' Adam Phillips puts Barnsley FC on the lead.
- 58' It’s high time Dave Challinor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 63' Stockport County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 71' What a strike from Oliver Norwood! The score is 2-2.
- 76' Odin Bailey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 81' The travelling Stockport County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Lewis Fiorini.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Stockport County FC players.
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Barnsley FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 9
- 32
- 15
- 8
- 7
- 48
- 6
- 19
- 51
- 30
- 22
Bench- 4
- 50
- 18
- 1
- 17
- 20
- 39
Coach Conor HourihaneStockport County FC
4-2-2-2Starting XI- 23
- 14
- 27
- 26
- 34
- 19
- 20
- 28
- 2
- 15
- 29
Bench- 9
- 18
- 11
- 1
- 48
- 12
- 22
Coach Dave Challinor -
Head to Head
Barnsley FC Form
Stockport County FC Form
2026-05-02 Barnsley FC 1–3 Stockport County FC W 2026-04-28 Stockport County FC 1–2 Port Vale FC L 2026-04-25 Stockport County FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2026-04-21 Stockport County FC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC L 2026-04-18 Exeter City FC 3–3 Stockport County FC D 2026-04-15 AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Stockport County FC W