Barnsley Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Barnsley Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Barnsley are averaging 6.3 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 11.5 total SOT on average. That puts them 8th of 24 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Cambridge, and a full match-by-match log.

Barnsley Shots on Target Questions

Which Barnsley players hit the most shots on target?

Reyes Cleary leads with 12 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 67% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Barnsley player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Barnsley's SOT profile look this season?

Barnsley are averaging 6.3 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.2 for a match-total of 11.5. That ranks 8th of 24 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 19.5 shots per game and create 11.8 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Cambridge, the page weights each Barnsley attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Barnsley take 19.5 shots per game and put 6.3 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Barnsley fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Barnsley are currently converting 22% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Barnsley player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Corey O'Keeffe	defender	1	1	1	100%
Reyes Cleary	attacker	9	12	1.33	67%
Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	10	10	1	60%
Patrick Kelly	midfielder	10	6	0.6	50%
L. Connell	midfielder	6	5	0.83	50%
Vimal Yoganathan	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	10	4	0.4	40%
Amani Richards	attacker	8	8	1	38%
J. Bland	midfielder	8	3	0.38	38%
L. Alker	attacker	8	4	0.5	38%
Makenzie Kirk	attacker	6	4	0.67	33%
Clayton Taylor	attacker	3	1	0.33	33%
Arley Kay	defender	10	2	0.2	20%
Connor O'Riordan	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Sam Gale	defender	10	0	0	0%
Rogan Ravenhill	goalkeeper	9	0	0	0%
Ben Touré	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Noah Town	defender	3	0	0	0%
Jack Shepherd	defender	2	0	0	0%
L. Farrell	attacker	2	0	0	0%
J. Earl	defender	2	0	0	0%
Jubril Okedina	defender	1	0	0	0%
Rylan Brownlie	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Ziyad Larkeche	defender	1	0	0	0%
K. Flavell	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%

Barnsley shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	League One	Stockport County	Away	3-1	9	4	13	Amani Richards (3)
19 Sep 2026	League One	Leicester City	Home	1-1	5	8	13	Reyes Cleary (3)
15 Sep 2026	Carabao Cup	Peterborough United	Away	3-3	15	9	24	Cameron McGeehan (4)
12 Sep 2026	League One	Plymouth Argyle	Away	3-0	0	4	4
5 Sep 2026	League One	Stevenage	Home	1-5	4	5	9	Cameron McGeehan (1)
2 Sep 2026	League One	Blackpool	Home	2-1	6	4	10	Makenzie Kirk (2)
29 Aug 2026	League One	Leyton Orient	Away	1-3	7	3	10	Makenzie Kirk (2)
25 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	Crewe Alexandra	Home	3-2	8	9	17	Reyes Cleary (2)
22 Aug 2026	League One	Doncaster Rovers	Away	0-0	1	3	4	Reyes Cleary (1)
15 Aug 2026	League One	Bromley	Home	0-1	8	3	11	Reyes Cleary (2)

Barnsley shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 6.3
Shots on target against per game: 5.2
Match total shots on target per game: 11.5
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 5 of 24

Barnsley Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	6.2	100%	100%	80%	60%	40%
Away	5	6.4	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Overall	10	6.3	80%	80%	70%	60%	50%

Barnsley Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.8	100%	80%	60%	40%	40%
Away	5	4.6	100%	60%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	5.2	100%	70%	40%	30%	30%

Barnsley Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	12	100%	100%	100%	80%	60%
Away	5	11	60%	60%	60%	60%	40%
Overall	10	11.5	80%	80%	80%	70%	50%

Barnsley Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	6.3	6.2	6.4
Total shots / match	19.5	21	18
Share of shots on target	32%	30%	36%
Goals per shot on target	22%	23%	22%
Shots on target per goal	4.5	4.4	4.6
Shots on target over 2.5	80%	100%	60%
Shots on target over 3.5	80%	100%	60%
Shots on target over 4.5	70%	80%	60%
Shots on target over 5.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots on target over 6.5	50%	40%	60%

Barnsley Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.2	5.8	4.6
Shots on target against over 2.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	70%	80%	60%
Shots on target against over 4.5	40%	60%	20%
Shots on target against over 5.5	30%	40%	20%
Shots on target against over 6.5	30%	40%	20%

Barnsley Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	11.5	12	11
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	100%	60%
Match shots on target over 7.5	80%	100%	60%
Match shots on target over 8.5	80%	100%	60%
Match shots on target over 9.5	70%	80%	60%
Match shots on target over 10.5	50%	60%	40%

Barnsley 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	3	100%	100%	0%
Away	1	0	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	2	67%	67%	0%

Barnsley 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	2	50%	50%	0%
Away	1	3	100%	100%	0%
Overall	3	2.33	67%	67%	0%

Barnsley 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	5	100%	100%	50%	50%
Away	1	3	100%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	3	4.33	100%	67%	33%	33%

Barnsley shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League One	Stockport (A)	3-1	9	4	13	-
19 Sep	League One	Leicester (H)	1-1	5	8	13	-
15 Sep	Carabao Cup	Peterborough (A)	3-3	15	9	24	-
12 Sep	League One	Plymouth (A)	3-0	0	4	4	-
5 Sep	League One	Stevenage (H)	1-5	4	5	9	-
2 Sep	League One	Blackpool (H)	2-1	6	4	10	-
29 Aug	League One	Orient (A)	1-3	7	3	10	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Crewe (H)	3-2	8	9	17	6
22 Aug	League One	Doncaster (A)	0-0	1	3	4	3
15 Aug	League One	Bromley (H)	0-1	8	3	11	4

League One shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Blackpool	8	4.38	6.88	11.25	75%
2	Bromley	8	3.25	7.63	10.88	75%
3	Wycombe Wanderers	9	5.22	5.33	10.56	78%
4	Stockport County	9	5.11	4.22	9.33	67%
5	Barnsley	8	5	4.25	9.25	75%
6	Leicester City	8	4.88	4.13	9	63%
7	Huddersfield Town	9	6.22	2.67	8.89	67%
8	Reading	9	5.33	3.44	8.78	67%
9	Sheffield Wednesday	8	5.38	3.38	8.75	38%
10	Luton Town	8	4.63	4.13	8.75	50%
11	Oxford United	8	4.25	4.5	8.75	38%
12	Milton Keynes Dons	8	3.38	5.38	8.75	63%
13	Plymouth Argyle	10	5.4	3.3	8.7	50%
14	Leyton Orient	9	3.67	4.56	8.22	56%
15	Mansfield Town	9	4	4.11	8.11	44%
16	Cambridge United	9	4.44	3.56	8	33%
17	Peterborough United	9	3	4.89	7.89	33%
18	AFC Wimbledon	9	2.89	4.67	7.56	33%
19	Doncaster Rovers	8	3.75	3.75	7.5	38%
20	Burton Albion	10	3.2	4.3	7.5	40%
21	Notts County	8	3.25	3.88	7.13	38%
22	Wigan Athletic	8	2.88	4.13	7	38%
23	Stevenage	8	4.13	2.38	6.5	25%
24	Bradford City	9	3.22	2.11	5.33	11%

Barnsley shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	14	4	5.21	9.21	57%
Vs top half	27	3.85	4.63	8.48	48%
Vs bottom half	27	4.26	3.81	8.07	48%
Vs bottom six	13	4.54	3.46	8	38%

Barnsley shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
League One	2026/2027	8	5	4.25	9.25	75%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	3	9	8.67	17.67	100%
League One	2025/2026	46	3.89	4.22	8.11	43%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	3	1.67	8	9.67	67%
FA Cup	2025/2026	3	6.33	5.33	11.67	67%
League One	2024/2025	46	4.98	4.67	9.65	67%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	3	2.33	7	9.33	67%
FA Cup	2024/2025	2	7	2	9	50%

Barnsley next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	Cambridge (home)	8	4.44	3.56	7.25	3.25	4
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Luton (away)	8.75	4.63	4.13	7.75	4.75	3
Sat 24 Oct 14:00	Reading (away)	8.78	5.33	3.44	8.6	5.6	3

Barnsley players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Reyes Cleary	attacker	8	11	73%
2	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	7	11	64%
3	Patrick Kelly	midfielder	5	11	45%
4	L. Connell	midfielder	4	8	50%
5	Tyrese Noslin	midfielder	4	10	40%

Barnsley players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Reyes Cleary	attacker	4	11	36%
2	Amani Richards	attacker	3	10	30%
3	Makenzie Kirk	attacker	2	8	25%
4	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	2	11	18%
5	L. Alker	attacker	1	8	13%

Barnsley players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Amani Richards	attacker	2	10	20%
2	Reyes Cleary	attacker	2	11	18%
3	L. Connell	midfielder	1	8	13%
4	Cameron McGeehan	midfielder	1	11	9%

Cambridge shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	League One	Blackpool (H)	1-0	7	1	8	-
26 Sep	League One	Wimbledon (H)	1-1	5	3	8	-
19 Sep	League One	Oxford Utd (A)	1-1	2	5	7	-
12 Sep	League One	Reading (H)	2-1	5	4	9	-
5 Sep	League One	Burton (A)	2-2	3	3	6	-
1 Sep	League One	Bradford (A)	1-2	2	5	7	-
29 Aug	League One	Huddersfield (H)	1-2	4	4	8	-
25 Aug	Carabao Cup	Millwall (H)	0-1	1	4	5	4
22 Aug	League One	Bromley (A)	1-1	6	3	9	5
15 Aug	League One	Wigan (H)	3-2	6	4	10	5