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Middlesbrough FC vs Barnsley FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Wed 20 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lee Peltier 73' Y
Y 86' Jasper Moon

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

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

3
3
Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Barnsley FC 2021-04-10 Barnsley FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2020-02-22 Barnsley FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2019-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Barnsley FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Middlesbrough FC and Barnsley FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Barnsley FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Barnsley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Barnsley FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' What a strike from Andraz Sporar! The score is 1-0.
  • 25' 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 Soul Bamba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Joe Lumley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Barnsley FC is showing some good football. However, Barnsley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Obbi Oulare needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' It’s high time Markus Schopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Romal Palmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Styles on 61 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 65 minute. Andraz Sporar leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Victor Adeboyejo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Leya Iseka on 72 minute.
  • 73' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' Barnsley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Obbi Oulare is hanging William Hondermarck on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Duncan Watmore by Onel Hernandez on 85 minute.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jasper Moon.
  • 87' Goal! Matty Crooks scores his 36 goal in 191 matches.
  • 90' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 90 minute. Matty Crooks leaves to be changed by James Lea Siliki.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Schopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andraz Sporar 2
Amine Bassi 2
Matty Crooks 1
Liam Kitching 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Mads Juel Andersen 1
Conor Chaplin 1
Jonathan Howson 1

Head to Head

2021-10-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Barnsley FC 2021-04-10 Barnsley FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-10-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2020-02-22 Barnsley FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2019-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Barnsley FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-10-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-10-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-10-02 Hull City AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2021-09-25 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-09-18 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackpool FC L

Barnsley FC Form

2021-10-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Barnsley FC L 2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2021-10-02 Barnsley FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2021-09-29 Barnsley FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Barnsley FC L 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC53% Draw28% Barnsley FC19%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC34% Draw52% Barnsley FC14%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.5%
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.