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Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

Carabao Cup
Barnsley
3:2
Full time
Crewe Alexandra

Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra in Carabao Cup ended 3:2. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Crewe Alexandra at 48.7% - the match finished 3:2, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Barnsley X 2 · Crewe Alexandra Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 33.8% 28.1% 38.1% Away win · Crewe Alexandra ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 25.8% 25.5% 48.7% Away win · Crewe Alexandra ✘ Missed
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Barnsley ✔ Correct
Final score 3:2 Home win · Barnsley
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.68 on a Barnsley win, 4.04 on the draw and 4.53 on a Crewe Alexandra win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Barnsley win 1.68 1.72 1xBet 59.5% 25.8%
Draw 4.04 4.20 Marathonbet 24.8% 25.5%
Crewe Alexandra win 4.53 4.80 Unibet 22.1% 48.7%
Over 2.5 goals 1.57 1.62 Pinnacle 63.7% 50.7%
Under 2.5 goals 2.31 2.45 Betfair 43.3% 49.3%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.58 1.62 Bet365 63.3% 51.1%
Both teams to score - No 2.24 2.38 Betfair 44.6% 48.9%
Updated: 25.08.2026 14:53 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

  1. 21′A. Thibaut · Goal (assist: C. McNeill)
  2. 23′J. Bland · Yellow card
  3. 29′R. Cleary · Goal
  4. 31′T. Noslin · Goal
  5. 38′C. O'Keeffe · Goal
  6. 52′R. Hutchinson · Substitution (off: L. Billington)
  7. 52′C. Agius · Substitution (off: P. Mlynarski)
  8. 53′L. Offord · Substitution (off: M. Demetriou)
  9. 53′J. Stephenson · Substitution (off: J. Gibson)
  10. 67′L. Alker · Substitution (off: C. Taylor)
  11. 67′M. Kirk · Substitution (off: N. Town)
  12. 80′C. O'Keeffe · Substitution (off: N. Saunders)
  13. 80′C. McGeehan · Substitution (off: L. Farrell)
  14. 85′T. Noslin · Substitution (off: T. Dunne)
  15. 86′L. Moore · Substitution (off: J. Ewusi)
  16. 89′J. Ewusi · Goal (assist: L. Billington)
  17. 89′R. Ravenhill · Yellow card

Match statistics: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

Statistic Barnsley Crewe Alexandra
Possession 67% 33%
Shots on target 8 8
Total shots 30 12
Shots off target 9 2
Blocked shots 13 2
Corners 20 5
Fouls 9 4
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 2 0
Saves 5 5
Passes 469 231
Pass accuracy 81% 62%

Line-ups: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

Barnsley 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 2 Arley Kay 6.9
  2. 4 Sam Gale 6.6
  3. 7 Corey O'Keeffe 7.7
  4. 8 Cameron McGeehan 7.0
  5. 9 Makenzie Kirk 6.2
  6. 11 Tyrese Noslin 7.3
  7. 19 Reyes Cleary 7.3
  8. 22 Patrick Kelly 7.2
  9. 25 Rogan Ravenhill 6.2
  10. 30 Jonathan Bland 7.0
  11. 36 Luke Alker 6.9
Substitutes (8)
  1. 5 Jack Shepherd
  2. 13 Clayton Taylor 6.2
  3. 17 Amani Richards
  4. 34 Noah Philip Town 5.6
  5. 37 Callum Hudson
  6. 38 Noah Saunders 6.2
  7. 39 Leo Farrell 7.0
  8. 51 Kieran Flavell

Crewe Alexandra 5-3-2

Starting XI

  1. 1 Tom Booth 6.6
  2. 3 Reece Hutchinson 6.2
  3. 4 Kyle Ure 6.7
  4. 6 Luke Offord 5.9
  5. 12 Joshua Stephenson 6.3
  6. 20 Calum Agius 6.7
  7. 22 Phil Croker 6.3
  8. 23 Charlie McNeill 6.9
  9. 29 Adrien Thibaut 7.7
  10. 30 Stan Dancey 6.3
  11. 32 Luca Moore 5.3
Substitutes (7)
  1. 2 Lewis Billington 7.0
  2. 5 Mickey Demetriou 7.3
  3. 7 Jack Lankester
  4. 9 Josh March
  5. 14 Jordan Gibson 6.2
  6. 27 Patrick Mlynarski 7.2
  7. 31 Luke Thomas

Form and head-to-head: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

Barnsley

LLWWD

Crewe Alexandra

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Carabao Cup standings

Standings are not available for this competition.

Managers: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

D. Stendel
BarnsleyManagerD. Stendel
L. Bell
Crewe AlexandraManagerL. Bell

Match information: Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra

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Competition
Carabao Cup