Middlesbrough 2-0 Barnsley: result and report

Middlesbrough 2-0 Barnsley

Championship · Wednesday 20 October 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough beat Barnsley 2-0 in the Championship on Wednesday 20 October 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.

Andraz Sporar opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Andraz Sporar (20') and Matt Crooks (87'). Barnsley did not score.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Barnsley received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 15th on 15 points from 12 and Barnsley 23rd on 8 points from 12. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Barnsley 24th with 30.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Barnsley in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Crooks of Middlesbrough (8.7), ahead of Paddy McNair (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 5 for Barnsley.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read W-L-W-L-L and Barnsley's L-L-L-L-D.