Clinical Edge
Plymouth
Plymouth finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 0.51 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 0.51
- Overperformance
- +2.49
League One · Matchday 6Plymouth
O. Irow 1'
R. Curtis 22'
A. Pepple 50'
3 – 0
FT
HT 2–0
Barnsley
League One
Matchday 6Plymouth3–0Barnsley
0.51
Expected goals
0.79
1′22′50′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: PLY 0.51, BAR 0.79.
Match report
Plymouth 3-0 Barnsley
Plymouth were far too strong for Barnsley 3-0 at Home Park in League One. Irow opened the scoring for Plymouth on 1', Curtis made it 2-0 to Plymouth on 22' and Pepple made it 3-0 to Plymouth on 50'.
Expected goals finished Plymouth 0.51, Barnsley 0.79. Barnsley held 63.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Plymouth graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 0.51 expected goals. Barnsley graded out for passive possession — 63.0% possession and 0.79 expected goals.
Aribim Pepple came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.9 for Plymouth from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 1 shot.
It was a niggly afternoon: 25 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Plymouth conceding the most free-kicks (13).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
37%Possession63%
7Shots15
0.51xG0.79
What the numbers say
2 readsPassive Possession
Barnsley
Barnsley controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 63.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.79
- On target
- 0
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.21
Timeline
O. Irow — assist: J. Pleguezuelo
⚽1'
🟨9'
Sam Gale
Foul
R. Curtis
⚽22'
Half-time
🔄46'
L. Connell ↑ J. Bland ↓
🔄46'
A. Richards ↑ R. Cleary ↓
🔄46'
B. Toure ↑ M. Kirk ↓
A. Pepple — assist: H. White
⚽50'
M. Ross ↑ A. Mitchell ↓
🔄63'
O. Oseni ↑ R. Curtis ↓
🔄63'
🔄71'
C. Taylor ↑ L. Alker ↓
J. Edwards ↑ M. Sorinola ↓
🔄73'
B. Ibrahim ↑ T. Bakinson ↓
🔄73'
Mathias Ross
Foul
🟨76'
Will Evans
Foul
🟨80'
C. Watts ↑ O. Irow ↓
🔄80'
🟨90'
Tyrese Noslin
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueHome Park, Plymouth
RefereeM. Woods
CompetitionLeague One
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished