Matchday

EFL Cup 25/26, Round 1 · 12 Aug 2025

Barrow AFC 0–1 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.2 – 1.4
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Barrow AFC favourites at 52%.

Preston North End won a close one on the chances: 1.4 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Benjamin Winterbottom, 67.5 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Barrow AFC

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Preston North End

9 Aug 2025D 1–1at Queens Park Rangers Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Barrow AFC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Benjamin Winterbottom Goalkeeper9000–67.5–
Elliot Newby Midfielder2800–57.5–
Niall Canavan Defender9000–44.1–
Tyler Walker Forward6700–42.0–
Scott Smith Midfielder90000.0441.0–
Connor Mahoney Forward90000.2940.7–
Charlie Raglan Defender90000.1135.2–
Lewis Shipley Defender9000–35.0–
Regan Booty Midfielder9000–34.7–
David Worrall Midfielder6200–33.0–
Jack Earing Midfielder67000.1732.1–
Ben Jackson Defender9000–31.0–
Innes Cameron Forward23000.1730.2–
Tom Barkhuizen Midfielder23000.3829.8–

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack James Walton Goalkeeper9000–60.3–
Mads Frøkjær Midfielder2900–59.3–
Michael Smith Forward35000.2254.5–
Lewis Gibson Defender9000–51.0–
Ben Whiteman Midfielder36000.0648.9–
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Midfielder90000.3648.5–
Alfie Devine Midfielder54000.1448.0–
Andrew Hughes Defender13000.2344.7–
Thierry Small Midfielder35000.0844.0–
Odeluga Offiah Defender9000–43.6–
Ali McCann Midfielder61000.0939.4–
Pol Valentín Defender90000.0836.2–
Andrija Vukčević Defender7700–35.5–
Jeppe Okkels Midfielder90000.0935.0–
Milutin Osmajić Forward55000.0334.2–
Theo Carroll Midfielder5500–33.7–