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Middlesbrough travel to take on Barnsley at Oakwell on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Boro have recorded 7 wins, and Barnsley have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Barnsley was more than a decade ago, in April 1995, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Sat 22 Apr | Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 14 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 26 Apr | Middlesbrough | 5 - 0 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 24 Aug | Barnsley | 1 - 4 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Mon 13 Apr | Middlesbrough | 0 - 1 | Barnsley | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 05 Nov | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 29 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Barnsley have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Tykes's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Boro, and 6 goals against.
Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 21 matches. Middlesbrough's 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Boro has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Barnsley. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnsley | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |