League One · Matchweek 10
Stockport County
STO
Barnsley
BAR
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Stockport County61%
Draw21%
Barnsley18%
Expected goals
2.16 – 1.15
Over 2.5
63%
Both to score
61%
Fair handicap
-1.00
Most likely scorelines
- 2–19.8%
- 1–19.1%
- 2–08.6%
- 1–08.5%
- 3–17.0%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
54%Possession60%
31%Territory26%
36%From set plays21%
0.12Chance quality0.09
4.7%Directness6.0%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Stockport County, 3 for Barnsley. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 72 matches, not the full season.