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Middlesbrough - Barnsley (2 - 1):

Championship League (England)
2009/2010

Vital Stats and Trends Summary:

› Trends favouring homewin (Middlesbrough) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)
› Trends favouring awaywin (Barnsley) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)
› Trends favouring draw (Trends: 6 Stars: 11)
› Trends favouring over (Trends: 6 Stars: 8)
› Trends favouring under (Trends: 12 Stars: 21)

› Middlesbrough home: 4-4-6 12-15
› Middlesbrough form: 1-3-2 7-6
› Home form: 1-3-2 5-6

› Barnsley away: 5-2-6 18-20
› Barnsley form: 3-0-3 8-7
› Away form: 3-1-2 10-8

News:

Middlesbrough

2010-09-08 Pearce quashes Boro talk

Bournemouth captain Jason Pearce has played down speculation linking him with a move to Middlesbrough.

2010-09-06 Boyd set for first Scotland start in three years

Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd will start his first Scotland game for three years after being recalled along with James McFadden for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein.

2010-09-04 Foot - ANG - Aliadière est au chômage

Sans contrat depuis son départ de Middlesbrough (D2 anglaise), Jérémie Aliadière galère. L'attaquant français de 27 ans...

2010-09-01 Middlesbrough: Mido cedido ao Ajax

O internacional egípcio Mido foi cedido pelo Middlesbrough ao Ajax até ao final da temporada.

2010-09-01 Mido completes Ajax loan

Middlesbrough have confirmed that Mido has completed a season-long loan move to Ajax.

2010-08-31 Boro duo depart on loan

Middlesbrough have allowed Andrew Taylor and Jonathan Grounds to leave the club on loan.

2010-08-31 Boro eye Crosas move

Skysports.com understands Middlesbrough are targeting a beat-the-deadline swoop for Celtic's Marc Crosas.

2010-08-31 Terrors reject Conway bid

Sky Sports understands Dundee United have snubbed a bid from Middlesbrough for Craig Conway.

2010-08-27 Boro land Tavares on loan

Midfielder Mickael Tavares has joined Middlesbrough from Hamburg on a season-long loan deal.

2010-08-27 Middlesbrough leiht Tavares aus

Der Hamburger SV leiht seinen Mittelfeldspieler Mickael Tavares an den englischen Championship-Klub FC Middlesbrough aus. Das Leihgeschäft ist zunächst auf ein Jahr begrenzt, die Engländer besitzen jedoch eine Kaufoption auf den 27-jährigen Senegalesen mit französischem Pass.

Barnsley

2010-09-07 Foster wants clean sheets

Stephen Foster is hoping Barnsley can keep more clean sheets to continue their climb up the table.

2010-09-02 Halliday - Boro hurting

Andrew Halliday has admitted tempers came to the fore after Middlesbrough's 2-0 defeat at Barnsley.

2010-09-01 Tykes boss targets loan deals

Barnsley manager Mark Robins is open to further strengthening his squad when the loan window re-opens.

2010-08-28 Strachan understands boo-boys

Gordon Strachan admitted that fans had every right to jeer his players after their 2-0 loss at Barnsley.

2010-08-28 Boro beaten by Barnsley

Barnsley are now unbeaten in three Championship matches after they defeated Middlsbrough 2-0.

2010-08-27 Middlesbrough Seeking Hamburg Midfielder Mickael Tavares - Report

The English side would like to secure the midfielder's services ahead of Saturday's match with Barnsley.

2010-08-26 Tykes - No Hume bid

Barnsley boss Mark Robins has said he is yet to receive an offer for striker Iain Hume.

2010-08-21 Six-goal thriller at the Gate

Bristol City and Barnsley provided great entertainment down at Ashton Gate in a thrilling 3-3 draw.

2010-08-19 Tykes may loan out Hume

Barnsley manager Mark Robins admits he is considering letting striker Iain Hume head out on loan.

2010-08-14 Robins relieved to win

Barnsley boss Mark Robins was pleased to see his side end a 12-game winless run to beat Crystal Palace.

Team Status:

We compare a team's form to their natural cyclus over their last 30 games.

Overall

› Middlesbrough: Neutral
Form: 1-3-2 (6 points, 1.00 avg)
Last 30 matches: 10-8-12 (38 points, 1.27 avg)

› Barnsley: Neutral
Form: 3-0-3 (9 points, 1.50 avg)
Last 30 matches: 12-7-11 (43 points, 1.43 avg)

Home/Away

› Middlesbrough: Neutral
Home form: 1-3-2 (6 points, 1.00 avg)
Last 15 homematches: 4-5-6 (17 points, 1.13 avg)

› Barnsley: Neutral
Away form: 3-1-2 (10 points, 1.67 avg)
Last 15 awaymatches: 6-3-6 (21 points, 1.40 avg)

Table:

Home Away All
Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals
AllWDLForAgaPts AllWDLForAgaPts AllWDLForAgaPts
1 Newcastle 15 11 4 0 30 7 37 13 6 4 3 18 10 22 28 17 8 3 48 17 59
2 West Bromwich 14 8 2 4 29 15 26 15 8 6 1 30 16 30 29 16 8 5 59 31 56
3 Nottingham Forest 15 11 1 3 33 13 34 14 4 9 1 13 9 21 29 15 10 4 46 22 55
4 Cardiff 13 6 3 4 22 11 21 15 7 3 5 31 24 24 28 13 6 9 53 35 45
5 Swansea 15 7 6 2 13 8 27 13 4 6 3 12 12 18 28 11 12 5 25 20 45
6 Crystal Palace 13 6 4 3 17 14 22 15 5 6 4 16 16 21 28 11 10 7 33 30 43
7 Leicester 14 7 4 3 18 12 25 13 4 5 4 13 16 17 27 11 9 7 31 28 42
8 Sheffield United 15 7 6 2 24 15 27 14 4 3 7 17 25 15 29 11 9 9 41 40 42
9 Blackpool 15 7 4 4 28 17 25 14 3 6 5 18 21 15 29 10 10 9 46 38 40
10 Barnsley 15 6 4 5 19 21 22 13 5 2 6 18 20 17 28 11 6 11 37 41 39
11 Middlesbrough 14 4 4 6 12 15 16 15 6 4 5 28 18 22 29 10 8 11 40 33 38
12 Bristol City 15 6 7 2 22 20 25 13 2 6 5 12 18 12 28 8 13 7 34 38 37
13 Watford 13 6 4 3 24 16 22 15 3 4 8 15 27 13 28 9 8 11 39 43 35
14 Preston 13 5 5 3 18 14 20 15 4 3 8 14 25 15 28 9 8 11 32 39 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 13 4 6 3 24 19 18 15 4 4 7 16 26 16 28 8 10 10 40 45 34
16 Coventry 14 5 6 3 19 18 21 15 3 4 8 14 23 13 29 8 10 11 33 41 34
17 Doncaster 14 6 5 3 20 16 23 13 2 4 7 14 20 10 27 8 9 10 34 36 33
18 Derby 14 7 1 6 20 22 22 15 2 5 8 10 19 11 29 9 6 14 30 41 33
19 Scunthorpe 14 6 3 5 20 19 21 14 3 3 8 14 29 12 28 9 6 13 34 48 33
20 Sheffield Wednesday 14 5 3 6 21 23 18 15 3 4 8 13 24 13 29 8 7 14 34 47 31
21 Ipswich 15 4 9 2 17 16 21 13 1 6 6 15 24 9 28 5 15 8 32 40 30
22 Reading 13 2 6 5 10 16 12 15 5 2 8 20 29 17 28 7 8 13 30 45 29
23 Plymouth 14 4 2 8 13 17 14 13 3 1 9 10 21 10 27 7 3 17 23 38 24
24 Peterborough 15 4 5 6 24 26 17 14 0 4 10 9 25 4 29 4 9 16 33 51 21

Simulator:

The simulator uses vital stats, trends, history, systems, form and other data to give a strength factor between the teams. Value odds is indicated after the estimation.

› Homewin: 21% (value odds 4.75)

› Awaywin: 29% (value odds 3.45)

› Draw: 50% (value odds 2.00)

› Over: 43% (value odds 2.32)

› Under: 57% (value odds 1.76)

Expected Score:

› Middlesbrough: 1.18

› Barnsley: 1.20

› Total: 2.38


› Over: 48%

› Under: 52%

Team Trends:

When a team has been into action we track how they have done in tens of different situations. If a trend emerge and the team is facing such a situation, we present it to you. The more significant the trend is, the more stars we add.

Trends favouring homewin (Middlesbrough) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)

No trends favouring homewin.

Trends favouring awaywin (Barnsley) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)

No trends favouring awaywin.

Trends favouring draw (Trends: 6 Stars: 11)

› Middlesbrough playing against awayteams with average form the last 6 matches the current season. [draw 4/ 11] [36.36%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing against average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [draw 8/ 18] [44.44%] [2*]
› Middlesbrough playing against defensively average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [draw 7/ 16] [43.75%] [2*]
› Middlesbrough playing against awayteams with average elo rating the last 3 seasons. [draw 18/ 51] [35.29%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing in February the last 3 seasons. [draw 3/ 7] [42.86%] [2*]
› Middlesbrough after playing under 2 matches in a row the last 3 seasons. [draw 5/ 9] [55.56%] [3*]

Trends favouring over (Trends: 6 Stars: 8)

› Middlesbrough playing against average teams the current season. [over 8/ 12] [66.67%] [1*]
› Barnsley playing against defensively average teams the current season. [over 9/ 12] [75.00%] [2*]
› Barnsley playing in midweek the current season. [over 6/ 9] [66.67%] [1*]
› Barnsley playing in midweek the last 3 seasons. [over 24/ 38] [63.16%] [1*]
› Barnsley playing against poor hometeams the last 3 seasons. [over 13/ 21] [61.90%] [1*]
› Barnsley after winning in their last awaymatch the last 3 seasons. [over 7/ 9] [77.78%] [2*]

Trends favouring under (Trends: 12 Stars: 21)

› Middlesbrough playing against average awayteams the current season. [under 4/ 6] [66.67%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing against average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [under 11/ 18] [61.11%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing against teams with average form the last 6 matches the current season. [under 13/ 21] [61.90%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing against awayteams with average form the last 6 matches the current season. [under 8/ 11] [72.73%] [2*]
› Middlesbrough playing against awayteams with average elo rating the current season. [under 10/ 14] [71.43%] [2*]
› Middlesbrough playing against awayteams with average elo rating the last 3 seasons. [under 34/ 51] [66.67%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing against defensively average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [under 11/ 16] [68.75%] [1*]
› Middlesbrough playing in February the last 3 seasons. [under 6/ 7] [85.71%] [3*]
› Middlesbrough playing in midweek at home the last 3 seasons. [under 5/ 6] [83.33%] [3*]
› Middlesbrough after playing under 2 matches in a row the last 3 seasons. [under 9/ 9] [100.00%] [4*]
› Barnsley playing against offensively average teams the current season. [under 4/ 6] [66.67%] [1*]
› Barnsley playing against offensively poor hometeams the last 3 seasons. [under 11/ 17] [64.71%] [1*]

ELO Ratings:

The rating was originally developed by Arpad Elo for rating chess players. The basic idea is that you should be rated by how you do versus the strength of your opponent. A poor team winning against a strong team will recieve a better rating than if the strong team won against a poor team. Each team start with 1500 in rating at the start of each season.

Middlesbrough
› ELO Rating 10 matches ago: 1483.7
› ELO Rating 6 matches ago: 1439.7
› ELO Rating 3 matches ago: 1442.8

› Current ELO Rating: 1432.9

Barnsley
› ELO Rating 10 matches ago: 1405.1
› ELO Rating 6 matches ago: 1383.0
› ELO Rating 3 matches ago: 1349.0

› Current ELO Rating: 1379.0

ELO Trend
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Middlesbrough 1495.8 1521.2 1542.0 1555.3 1538.1 1548.8 1569.0 1549.4 1546.5 1525.0 1542.3 1520.4 1531.7 1531.1 1505.6 1488.9 1484.6 1477.6 1504.0 1483.7 1463.4 1443.0 1457.5 1439.7 1424.2 1418.2 1442.8 1437.9 1432.9
Barnsley 1500.0 1480.4 1460.6 1443.5 1423.6 1405.5 1417.9 1412.7 1393.9 1401.7 1411.5 1424.8 1406.9 1384.4 1398.7 1393.6 1399.7 1410.5 1405.1 1394.7 1391.6 1399.9 1383.0 1361.1 1368.0 1349.0 1369.8 1379.0

Power Ratings:

A rating system based not only on results, but also how they are achieved. It is based on the ELO Rating system, but teams are also rewarded for scoring or conceeding goals.

Middlesbrough
› Power Rating 10 matches ago: 10.15
› Power Rating 6 matches ago: 10.12
› Power Rating 3 matches ago: 10.17

› Current Power Rating: 10.17

Barnsley
› Power Rating 10 matches ago: 9.85
› Power Rating 6 matches ago: 9.83
› Power Rating 3 matches ago: 9.80

› Current Power Rating: 9.90

Power Rating Trend
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Middlesbrough 10.00 10.07 10.12 10.18 10.15 10.20 10.25 10.13 10.13 10.10 10.15 10.13 10.18 10.18 10.15 10.13 10.13 10.13 10.23 10.15 10.13 10.08 10.15 10.12 10.10 10.10 10.17 10.17 10.17
Barnsley 10.00 9.95 9.88 9.85 9.80 9.77 9.80 9.80 9.72 9.78 9.80 9.83 9.80 9.78 9.80 9.80 9.83 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.85 9.88 9.83 9.80 9.83 9.80 9.88 9.90

Systems:

Easy systems based on performances like winning matches and scoring goals. The systems have proven value with years of testing. Look for corresponding systems forecasting same results. Estimated results are shown.

› Point Ratio System: -0.16 (indicates awaywin)

› Game Form System: -5 (indicates awaywin)

› Weighted Form System: -14 (indicates awaywin)

› Goal Superiority System: -4 (indicates draw) (last 10)

› Goal Superiority System: 0 (indicates draw) (last 6)

› Scoring Ability System: -4 (indicates draw) (last 10)

› Scoring Ability System: -1 (indicates draw) (last 6)

› Percentage Win System: 37% (homewin) 22% (draw) 41% (awaywin)

› Defensor System: -0.17 (indicates draw)

Stats for hometeam (Middlesbrough):

Table: (games played, won-drawn-lost, scored-conceeded, points)
› Overall: 29 10-8-11 40-33 38
› At home: 14 4-4-6 12-15 16

Total Goal Score: (over, under)
› Overall: 13-16
› At home: 4-10

Scoring:
› Overall: scoring 1.38 goals per match
› At home: scoring 0.86 goals per match

Conceding:
› Overall: allowing 1.14 goals per match
› At home: allowing 1.07 goals per match

Form:
› Overall: LLDWDD 1-3-2
› Home: DLLWDD 1-3-2

ELO Rating: 1432.9

Last 10 Matches Overall:

Feb 06 2010 away Ipswich 1-1 draw under
Jan 30 2010 home Bristol City 0-0 draw under
Jan 26 2010 away Doncaster 4-1 won over
Jan 23 2010 home Swansea 1-1 draw under
Jan 16 2010 away Sheffield United 0-1 lost under
Dec 28 2009 away Barnsley 1-2 lost over
Dec 26 2009 home Scunthorpe 3-0 won over
Dec 20 2009 away Newcastle 0-2 lost under
Dec 13 2009 home Cardiff 0-1 lost under
Dec 08 2009 home Blackpool 0-3 lost over

Summary: 2-3-5 O-U: 4-6 Avg. score: 2.20 Median score: 2.00 Goals: 10-12

Last 10 Matches At Home:

Jan 30 2010 home Bristol City 0-0 draw under
Jan 23 2010 home Swansea 1-1 draw under
Dec 26 2009 home Scunthorpe 3-0 won over
Dec 13 2009 home Cardiff 0-1 lost under
Dec 08 2009 home Blackpool 0-3 lost over
Nov 21 2009 home Nottingham Forest 1-1 draw under
Oct 31 2009 home Plymouth 0-1 lost under
Oct 20 2009 home Derby 2-0 won under
Oct 17 2009 home Watford 0-1 lost under
Sep 29 2009 home Leicester 0-1 lost under

Summary: 2-3-5 O-U: 2-8 Avg. score: 1.60 Median score: 2.00 Goals: 7-9

Stats for awayteam (Barnsley):

Table: (games played, won-drawn-lost, scored-conceeded, points)
› Overall: 28 11-6-11 37-41 39
› At away: 13 5-2-6 18-20 17

Total Goal Score: (over, under)
› Overall: 16-12
› At away: 7-6

Scoring:
› Overall: scoring 1.32 goals per match
› At away: scoring 1.38 goals per match

Conceding:
› Overall: allowing 1.46 goals per match
› At away: allowing 1.54 goals per match

Form:
› Overall: LLWLWW 3-0-3
› Away: WWDLLW 3-1-2

ELO Rating: 1379.0

Last 10 Matches Overall:

Feb 06 2010 home Watford 1-0 won under
Feb 02 2010 away Preston 4-1 won over
Jan 30 2010 away Reading 0-1 lost under
Jan 26 2010 home Leicester 1-0 won under
Jan 16 2010 home Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 lost over
Jan 09 2010 away Coventry 1-3 lost over
Dec 28 2009 home Middlesbrough 2-1 won over
Dec 19 2009 away Crystal Palace 1-1 draw under
Dec 12 2009 home Newcastle 2-2 draw over
Dec 09 2009 home Scunthorpe 1-1 draw under

Summary: 4-3-3 O-U: 5-5 Avg. score: 2.60 Median score: 3.00 Goals: 14-12

Last 10 Matches Away:

Feb 02 2010 away Preston 4-1 won over
Jan 30 2010 away Reading 0-1 lost under
Jan 09 2010 away Coventry 1-3 lost over
Dec 19 2009 away Crystal Palace 1-1 draw under
Dec 05 2009 away Blackpool 2-1 won over
Oct 31 2009 away Peterborough 2-1 won over
Oct 20 2009 away Nottingham Forest 0-1 lost under
Oct 17 2009 away Doncaster 1-0 won under
Sep 26 2009 away Queens Park Rangers 2-5 lost over
Sep 15 2009 away Derby 3-2 won over

Summary: 5-1-4 O-U: 6-4 Avg. score: 3.20 Median score: 3.00 Goals: 16-16

History:

Overall History

Aug 24 1993 Barnsley - Middlesbrough 1-4 awaywin over
Apr 26 1994 Middlesbrough - Barnsley 5-0 homewin over
Mar 16 1995 Middlesbrough - Barnsley 1-1 draw under
Apr 22 1995 Barnsley - Middlesbrough 1-1 draw under
Dec 28 2009 Barnsley - Middlesbrough 2-1 homewin over

Summary (overall): 2-2-1 O-U: 3-2 Avg. score: 3.40 Median score: 3.00

Summary (3 years): 1-0-0 O-U: 1-0 Avg. score: 3.00 Median score: 3.00

Trend: Middlesbrough is 2-2-1

Trend 3 years: Barnsley is 1-0-0

Home - Away History

Apr 26 1994 Middlesbrough - Barnsley 5-0 homewin over
Mar 16 1995 Middlesbrough - Barnsley 1-1 draw under

Summary (overall): 1-1-0 O-U: 1-1 Avg. score: 3.50 Median score: 3.50

Summary (3 years): 0-0-0 O-U: 0-0 Avg. score: 0 Median score: 0.00

Trend: Middlesbrough is 1-1-0

Trend 3 years: Neither team is favoured based on history.