Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Middlesbrough vs Barnsley Prediction

Looking at Middlesbrough vs Barnsley Prediction, Middlesbrough defender George Friend (thigh) has been ruled out for the Championship strugglers until February.
Midfielder Marvin Johnson starts a three-match ban for his red card in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Hull City.
Barnsley, without a victory since the opening day, will be without defender Aapo Halme after he was forced off in Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Blackburn after he suffered a head injury.
Kenny Dougall or Cameron McGeehan could come in for the Finn.

Match facts

  • Middlesbrough have won their last two home league matches against Barnsley, last winning three consecutively in February 1984 (four in a row).
  • Barnsley are winless in four matches against Middlesbrough across all competitions (W0 D1 L3), since winning 3-2 in October 2013.
  • Middlesbrough (10 games) and Barnsley (16) are the two teams on the longest winless runs in the Championship.
  • Each of the last five teams to win only one of their opening 17 Championship games of a season have been relegated, with Ipswich Town in 2009-10 the last team to avoid relegation with just one win from 17 games.
  • Britt Assombalonga has been directly involved in five of Middlesbrough's last six Championship goals (three goals, two assists), providing an assist last time out.
  • Barnsley's Cauley Woodrow has scored in more different Championship games without being on the winning side in any of them than any other player this season (6 - D4 L2).