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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
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley126511751223
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
8Bristol City134721717019
9Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
10Middlesbrough135351415-118
11Millwall124441512316
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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