Middlesbrough and Barnsley will face each other in a Championship game in England on Wednesday, October 20th at the Riverside Stadium, in the city of Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough will want to continue with the winning streak after the last time out with a 2-0 Championship triumph against Peterborough United. Paddy McNair and Joshua Coborn scored in the final minutes of the game to give all three points.
Middlesbrough managed 41% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Peterborough United got 6 attempts at goal with none on target. Neil Warnock can brag on the two unbeaten home matches in a row going to this match. N. Warnock entered the field in that match with a 3-4-1-2 formation and saw Paddy McNair as the man of the match. Middlesbrough are currently in the 12th spot on 15 points.
On the other hand, Barnsley suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Reading. This left the Tykes in the relegation zone with just eight points, only 7 points separates the Middlesbrough from Barnsley. In that match, Barnsley managed 51% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 7 on target, Reading got 10 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. John Swift was on the scoresheet, in the 77th minute, for the opponents in that match.
Barnsley’s defensive side in the match was a poor performance with Toby Sibbick failing at crucial moments and was on a much responsible ground for the loss. Nevertheless, Barnsley have had a losing streak and have suffered back-to-back defeats after returning from the winter break. Coming to this match, they will have a turn to make and get the points in their count.
Middlesbrough vs Barnsley head to head
The two sides have met in 23 fixtures since 1993 with the home team managing 11 victories and 4 draws. The visitors here have managed 8 victories under their name. Barnsley have not won in their last 10 games and have 4 in a row.
- Barnsley 2-0 Middlesbrough 10/04/21
- Middlesbrough 2-1 Barnsley 03/10/20
- Middlesbrough 0-2 Barnsley 15/09/20
- Barnsley 1-0 Middlesbrough 22/02/20
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Barnsley 27/11/19
Home
- Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough
- Hull 2-0 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield
- Reading 1-0 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackpool
Away
- Reading 1-0 Barnsley
- Barnsley 0-1 Millwall
- Barnsley 1-3 Nottingham
- Blackpool 1-0 Barnsley
- Barnsley 0-0 Blackburn
Middlesbrough team news
Grant Hall, Dael Fry, Anfernee Dijksteel, Marcus Browne, Sammy Ameobi and Marc Bola are all sidelined on injuries.
Barnesley team news
Josh Benson, Carlton Morris and Mads Juel Andersen are all unavailable due to injuries
Prediction and Odds
- Middlesbrough win
- Goals under 2.5
