Match preview Championship: Barnsley - Middlesbrough at Oakwell Stadium

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 10.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Oakwell Stadium (23287 seats)

It's advantage Barnsley so far with their 5th position in the Championship table, welcoming Middlesbrough who are placed 10th.

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Barnsley form and stats

10 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Barnsley have to build on here at Oakwell Stadium in the Championship.

A good away victory last time out for Barnsley, who won 2-1 against Luton Town (placed 13th). In the match before that, Barnsley hosted Reading and drew the game 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Barnsley have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 23 matches with the results: Won eleven, drawn eight and lost four.

Barnsley are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Barnsley's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Middlesbrough are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Middlesbrough's last game was the home draw against Watford (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting AFC Bournemouth's place.

The draw against Watford came from a losing position. The Middlesbrough manager N. Warnock brought on Yannick Bolasie as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Middlesbrough wins, five draws and five defeats.

Middlesbrough have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 20 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 24 goals have been conceded by Middlesbrough in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Middlesbrough - Barnsley 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Barnsley won four games, one match ended with a draw and Middlesbrough has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
11 goals
BarnsleyA. Mowatt
A. Mowatt
7 goals
BarnsleyD. Dike
D. Dike
7 goals

Barnsley missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Barnsley Middlesbrough
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
40 20 7 Played P 7 20 40
20 10 5 Won W 1 6 16
8 5 1 Drew D 3 5 9
12 5 1 Lost L 3 9 15
52 25 13 Scored S 5 22 48
44 20 5 Conceded C 7 24 43
92% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 85% 90%
75% 70% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 65% 68%
52% 50% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 50% 48%
18% 15% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 20% 15%
2% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 8%
50% 45% 43% BTTS BTTS 43% 55% 48%
28% 35% 43% Clean Sheets C S 43% 25% 32%
30% 30% 14% Failed to Score F T 43% 35% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.4 0.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.4
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.4 11.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 10.9 11.2
3.6 4.2 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.4 3
36% 30% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 47% 41%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 39 25 9 5 57 28 19 12 6 1 27 10 20 13 3 4 30 18 29 84
2 Watford 40 23 10 7 57 27 20 16 2 2 39 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 30 79
3 Brentford 38 19 12 7 66 40 18 10 6 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 31 21 26 69
4 Swansea City 39 20 9 10 45 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 19 9 4 6 22 19 14 69
5 Barnsley 40 20 8 12 52 44 20 10 5 5 25 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 8 68
6 Reading 40 19 9 12 56 43 20 12 1 7 32 22 20 7 8 5 24 21 13 66
7 AFC Bournemouth 39 18 11 10 60 38 20 12 3 5 36 20 19 6 8 5 24 18 22 65
8 Cardiff City 40 16 10 14 55 43 20 7 4 9 32 22 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 58
9 Millwall 40 14 16 10 41 37 20 6 10 4 19 16 20 8 6 6 22 21 4 58
10 Middlesbrough 40 16 9 15 48 43 20 10 4 6 26 19 20 6 5 9 22 24 5 57
11 Stoke City 40 14 13 13 45 44 20 9 4 7 27 23 20 5 9 6 18 21 1 55
12 Queens Park Rangers 39 14 11 14 43 46 20 9 4 7 24 22 19 5 7 7 19 24 -3 53
13 Luton Town 39 14 8 17 32 45 19 7 6 6 23 22 20 7 2 11 9 23 -13 50
14 Bristol City 40 15 4 21 40 55 20 7 2 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 49
15 Nottingham Forest 40 12 12 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 20 6 5 9 15 20 -5 48
16 Preston North End 40 14 6 20 41 50 20 5 5 10 16 19 20 9 1 10 25 31 -9 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 40 12 10 18 50 45 20 6 7 7 25 23 20 6 3 11 25 22 5 46
18 Huddersfield Town 38 11 10 17 42 53 19 8 5 6 26 19 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 43
19 Derby County 40 11 10 19 30 45 20 6 6 8 16 20 20 5 4 11 14 25 -15 43
20 Coventry City 39 10 12 17 35 52 20 8 7 5 22 20 19 2 5 12 13 32 -17 42
21 Birmingham City 39 10 11 18 29 50 20 5 3 12 15 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -21 41
22 Rotherham United 36 10 5 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 18 6 2 10 17 22 -13 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 39 11 8 20 33 48 19 7 6 6 20 14 20 4 2 14 13 34 -15 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 40 8 9 23 29 61 20 5 5 10 13 24 20 3 4 13 16 37 -32 33

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 39 25 9 5 57 28 19 12 6 1 27 10 20 13 3 4 30 18 29 84
2 Watford 40 23 10 7 57 27 20 16 2 2 39 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 30 79
3 Brentford 38 19 12 7 66 40 18 10 6 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 31 21 26 69
4 Swansea City 39 20 9 10 45 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 19 9 4 6 22 19 14 69
5 Barnsley 40 20 8 12 52 44 20 10 5 5 25 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 8 68
6 Reading 40 19 9 12 56 43 20 12 1 7 32 22 20 7 8 5 24 21 13 66
7 AFC Bournemouth 39 18 11 10 60 38 20 12 3 5 36 20 19 6 8 5 24 18 22 65
8 Cardiff City 40 16 10 14 55 43 20 7 4 9 32 22 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 58
9 Millwall 40 14 16 10 41 37 20 6 10 4 19 16 20 8 6 6 22 21 4 58
10 Middlesbrough 40 16 9 15 48 43 20 10 4 6 26 19 20 6 5 9 22 24 5 57
11 Stoke City 40 14 13 13 45 44 20 9 4 7 27 23 20 5 9 6 18 21 1 55
12 Queens Park Rangers 39 14 11 14 43 46 20 9 4 7 24 22 19 5 7 7 19 24 -3 53
13 Luton Town 39 14 8 17 32 45 19 7 6 6 23 22 20 7 2 11 9 23 -13 50
14 Bristol City 40 15 4 21 40 55 20 7 2 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 49
15 Nottingham Forest 40 12 12 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 20 6 5 9 15 20 -5 48
16 Preston North End 40 14 6 20 41 50 20 5 5 10 16 19 20 9 1 10 25 31 -9 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 40 12 10 18 50 45 20 6 7 7 25 23 20 6 3 11 25 22 5 46
18 Huddersfield Town 38 11 10 17 42 53 19 8 5 6 26 19 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 43
19 Derby County 40 11 10 19 30 45 20 6 6 8 16 20 20 5 4 11 14 25 -15 43
20 Coventry City 39 10 12 17 35 52 20 8 7 5 22 20 19 2 5 12 13 32 -17 42
21 Birmingham City 39 10 11 18 29 50 20 5 3 12 15 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -21 41
22 Rotherham United 36 10 5 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 18 6 2 10 17 22 -13 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 39 11 8 20 33 48 19 7 6 6 20 14 20 4 2 14 13 34 -15 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 40 8 9 23 29 61 20 5 5 10 13 24 20 3 4 13 16 37 -32 33

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.