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Championship | Gameweek 35
Feb 26, 2022 at 3pm UK
Oakwell
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Barnsley
3 - 2
Middlesbrough

Andersen (7'), Bassi (16', 54')
Vita (62'), Kitching (72'), Collins (79')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Sporar (61' pen.), Kitching (90+5' og.)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Barnsley and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Barnsley 1-2 Middlesbrough

With Barnsley producing their best results of the season, this game should be a lot more competitive than it might have been several weeks ago. Nevertheless, that does not stop us from predicting a narrow win, albeit by a narrow scoreline. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.85%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 29.68% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.22%) and 0-2 (8.2%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-0 (10.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.18%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood.

Result
BarnsleyDrawMiddlesbrough
29.68%28.47%41.85%
Both teams to score 45.11%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.06%60.94%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.05%80.95%
Barnsley Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.3%36.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.51%73.49%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.27%28.73%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.44%64.56%
Score Analysis
    Barnsley 29.67%
    Middlesbrough 41.85%
    Draw 28.46%
BarnsleyDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 10.56%
2-1 @ 6.61%
2-0 @ 5.3%
3-1 @ 2.21%
3-0 @ 1.77%
3-2 @ 1.38%
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 29.67%
1-1 @ 13.18%
0-0 @ 10.54%
2-2 @ 4.12%
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 28.46%
0-1 @ 13.15%
1-2 @ 8.22%
0-2 @ 8.2%
1-3 @ 3.42%
0-3 @ 3.41%
2-3 @ 1.71%
1-4 @ 1.07%
0-4 @ 1.06%
Other @ 1.61%
Total : 41.85%

How you voted: Barnsley vs Middlesbrough

Barnsley
22.2%
Draw
16.7%
Middlesbrough
61.1%
18
Head to Head
Oct 20, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 13
Middlesbrough
2-0
Barnsley
Sporar (20'), Crooks (87')
Peltier (73')

Moon (86')
Apr 10, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 41
Barnsley
2-0
Middlesbrough
Mowatt (62'), Dike (76')
Mowatt (31')
Oct 3, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 4
Middlesbrough
2-1
Barnsley
Howson (45+2'), Akpom (48')
Tavernier (9'), Morsy (27'), Howson (52'), McNair (61'), Saville (68'), Bettinelli (90+2')
Woodrow (89' pen.)
Styles (49'), Simoes (90+3')
Sep 15, 2020 6pm
Second Round
Middlesbrough
0-2
Barnsley

Morsy (67'), Wood (84')
Schmidt (22'), Williams (34')
Halme (81')
Feb 22, 2020 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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