Middlesbrough FC vs Barnsley FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Middlesbrough FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Barnsley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Barnsley FC H 2–0 W 16 Oct Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W 02 Oct Hull City AFC A 0–2 L 28 Sep Sheffield United FC H 2–0 W 25 Sep Reading FC A 0–1 L 18 Sep Blackpool FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L 16 Oct Reading FC A 0–1 L 02 Oct Millwall FC H 0–1 L 29 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 1–3 L 25 Sep Blackpool FC A 0–1 L 18 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Middlesbrough FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' It looks surprising Barnsley FC does not make any changes. Soul Bamba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Andraz Sporar puts Middlesbrough FC on the lead.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jasper Moon suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' Jordan Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 372 games and scored 376 goals.
- 60' Barnsley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 61' Another substitution for Barnsley FC to replace Callum Styles by Romal Palmer on 61 minute.
- 65' Uche Ikpeazu is replacing Andraz Sporar for the Middlesbrough FC side.
- 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Duncan Watmore, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 11 goals in the last 9 games.
- 72' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. Aaron Leya Iseka departs to be replaced by Victor Adeboyejo.
- 73' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
- 76' Another change for Barnsley FC made on 76 minute. William Hondermarck leaves to be changed by Obbi Oulare.
- 81' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 85' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Duncan Watmore departs to be replaced by Onel Hernandez.
- 86' It’s a booking for Barnsley FC player. Jasper Moon gets a Yellow card.
- 87' What a strike from Matty Crooks! The score is 2-0.
- 90' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Matty Crooks is replaced by James Lea Siliki.
- Another three points for Middlesbrough FC.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Duncan Watmore ↓ Onel Hernandez 85'
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Matty Crooks ↓ James Lea Siliki 90'
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Andraz Sporar ↓ Uche Ikpeazu 65'
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Bench
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Onel Hernandez ↑ 85'
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James Lea Siliki ↑ 90'
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Uche Ikpeazu ↑ 65'
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Coach Neil WarnockBarnsley FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Callum Styles ↓ Romal Palmer 61'
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Bench
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Victor Adeboyejo ↑ 72'
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Obbi Oulare ↑ 76'
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Romal Palmer ↑ 61'
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Coach Markus Schopp -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Andraz Sporar 2 Amine Bassi 2 Cauley Woodrow 1 Alex Mowatt 1 Daryl Dike 1 Matty Crooks 1 Liam Kitching 1 Ashley Fletcher 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.37 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.74 Barnsley FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.11Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 81%Draw or Barnsley FC 47%Middlesbrough FC or Barnsley FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Middlesbrough FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15.5%0 – 0 14.4%1 – 1 13.1%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.2%0 – 1 7.7%3 – 0 4.9%1 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.8%2 – 2 3.1%0 – 2 3.1%4 – 0 1.7%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 15% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 25% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 13% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 48% ✗Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.