Barnsley Middlesbrough betting prediction

The home team is currently in the 24^th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 4 wins, 8 draws and 20 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Coventry City, by (1‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Hull City, by (0‑2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 4 points in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 29 conceded, against 13 points won at their stadium, with 9 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Barnsley has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (7 out of 15 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 15 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 7 of the last 32 matches for the Championship, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 4 of those 7 matches and have held on to the lead in 3. They have conceded the first goal in 22 of their 32 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Barnsley come into this game motivated after a 0x2 home win over Hull - Styles and Morris scored the winning goals. The home side usually play in a 4-3-3 formation, with Domingos Quina, Carlton Morris and Callum Styles as the front three. Claudio Gomes, Matty Wolfe and Amine Bassi can play in the centre of the pitch, the latter overseeing his team's attacks. When he goes on the offensive, he tends to channel his attack down the left flank, to take advantage of the depth offered by full-back Rémy Vita. Middlesbrough manager Poya Asbaghi will be without right-back Callum Brittain due to a yellow card suspension.

Confirmed Lineup: Bradley Collins, Michał Helik, Mads Juel Andersen, Remi Vita, Jordan Williams, Domingos Quina, Matthew Wolfe, Claudio Gomes, Amine Bassi, Callum Styles, Carlton Morris.
Coach: D. Clarke.