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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
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd20135228111742
2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
16Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
17Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth193882134-1317
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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