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Barnsley First Half Goals
In 97 EFL League One matches, 76.3% of Barnsley’s first halves produced a goal, 2nd of the 17 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 52.6% of them and conceded in 43.3%.
What Barnsley’s first halves look like
Most of the early scoring in Barnsley’s matches is their own doing. They find the net before the break in 52.6% of matches and let one in during 43.3%, 9.3pp apart. Only 1 published EFL League One club beats Barnsley for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
A goal arrives before halftime in 76.3% of Barnsley’s EFL League One matches. The EFL League One figure is 68.7%, so they clear their own division by a wide 7.6pp. The other 23.7% end level and goalless. Barnsley attack the first half better than they guard it: 4th of 17 in the division for scoring before halftime, 8th for keeping the other side out.
Counted in goals rather than matches, Barnsley put 0.67 past the opposition before the break each game and ship 0.54. Where Barnsley play barely moves when they score: 53.1% of home matches bring a first-half goal of theirs, 52.1% of away ones.
Every figure on this page rests on 97 completed Barnsley matches over 3 seasons (2024 to 2026). At that size a single percentage point is about one match, so read each rate as a range rather than a figure.
Barnsley first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 76.3% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 34.0% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 9.3% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.21 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 52.6% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 43.3% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.67 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.54 |
| Matches counted | 97 |
| Seasons covered | 3 (2024 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73.5% | 40.8% | 53.1% | 44.9% | 1.29 | 49 |
| Away | 79.2% | 27.1% | 52.1% | 41.7% | 1.13 | 48 |
Barnsley score before halftime 53.1% of the time at home against 52.1% away, a gap of 1.0pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Barnsley against EFL League One
| Line | Barnsley | EFL League One | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 76.3% | 68.7% | +7.6pp |
| Over 1.5 | 34.0% | 32.5% | +1.5pp |
| Over 2.5 | 9.3% | 10.8% | −1.5pp |
Counted from 97 matches · 3 seasons · 2024 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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