Barnsley 2-2 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: S. Downing 8.3 · B. Assombalonga 7.6 · L. Lindsay 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections11:3114 October 2017: the Championship matchday 12 match ended Barnsley 2-2 Middlesbrough.
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Result and story of the match
It was 2-1 at half-time. Middlesbrough levelled after the break. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 3rd minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 3' A. Fletcher (own goal) → 0-1; 7' M. Braithwaite, assisted by Daniel Ayala → 0-2; 9' C. McGeehan, assisted by B. Potts → 1-2; 60' B. Assombalonga, assisted by S. Downing → 1-3.
Yellow cards: Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 0.
Statistical comparison
Shots 12-21 (4-6 on target); possession 32%-68%; corners 4-7; pass accuracy 60%-83%.
Goals by half: 2-1 in the first, 0-1 in the second.
Standout players
C. McGeehan was Barnsley's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 86 minutes: 1 goal, 1 shot on target, 1 key pass, won 8 of 12 duels.
S. Downing was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 8.3 in 83 minutes: 1 assist, 1 shot on target, 7 key passes, won 1 of 3 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Barnsley vs Middlesbrough (Championship matchday 12, 14 October 2017) finished 2-2. Goals: A. Fletcher 3' (o.g.), M. Braithwaite 7', C. McGeehan 9', B. Assombalonga 60'. Match stats: possession Barnsley 32%, Middlesbrough 68%; shots on target 4-6.
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