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Middlesbrough play host to Barnsley at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 24 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was more than a decade ago, in March 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 28 Dec | Barnsley | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Barnsley's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Middlesbrough's 38 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Barnsley's 39 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Riverside Stadium for the Boro and the Madmen are unable to see past Barnsley claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Barnsley | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |