Barnsley 3-2 Middlesbrough
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: A. Bassi 8.6 · C. Morris 7.9 · M. Andersen 7.5
Match analysis
5 sections03:5526 February 2022: the Championship matchday 35 match ended Barnsley 3-2 Middlesbrough.
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Result and story of the match
It was 2-0 at half-time. Barnsley scored first, in the 7th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 7' M. Andersen, assisted by A. Bassi → 1-0; 16' A. Bassi, assisted by C. Morris → 2-0; 54' A. Bassi, assisted by C. Morris → 3-0; 61' A. Šporar (penalty) → 3-1; 90+5' L. Kitching (own goal) → 4-1.
Yellow cards: Barnsley 3, Middlesbrough 0.
Statistical comparison
Shots 7-16 (5-4 on target); possession 32%-68%; corners 2-12; pass accuracy 61%-83%.
Goals by half: 2-0 in the first, 1-2 in the second.
Standout players
A. Bassi was Barnsley's highest-rated player at 8.6 in 69 minutes: 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 shots on target, 1 key pass.
I. Jones was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.3 in 90 minutes: 2 key passes, 2 tackles, won 10 of 18 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 35, 26 February 2022) finished 3-2. Goals: M. Andersen 7', A. Bassi 16', A. Bassi 54', A. Šporar 61' (pen), L. Kitching 90+5' (o.g.). Match stats: possession Barnsley 32%, Middlesbrough 68%; shots on target 5-4.
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