Middlesbrough vs Barnsley – Throughout the previous Championship season, Middlesbrough’s performance was merely mediocre.

Their place on the table was impacted by their average play, as they fell only 5 points short of the safe zone at the end of the year.

Barnsley, meanwhile, had a poor Championship campaign last year. They were consequently dropped to League One for the current campaign.

The previous season, they had been without anything satisfactory. Their poor defensive line-up made the slump much worse. This Wednesday, in a Carabao Cup Knockout game against Middlesbrough, Barnsley will travel to Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough vs Barnsley – Betting Analysis

In the last eight head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough and Barnsley each took home four victories, and  in the most recent meetings between these two teams at this location, Boro have been the dominant force.

In their most recent meeting, Middlesbrough prevailed 2-0 at this location, and in their most recent friendlies, Middlesbrough played some respectable clubs like Marseille and Morecambe.

In the majority of those, they were able to successfully seal successful outcomes. Throughout the preseason games, their offensive and defensive lineups had remarkable performances.

This season, though, they didn’t exactly have an easy start. They have a losing skid in the championship run that they are currently following. In any case, they are currently riding a four-game home winning streak.

On the other hand, Barnsley had recently played friendly matches and consistently won without losing. They had faced teams from several English leagues and were still unblemished in every one of those games. They did begin their League One season with a 1-0 loss to Plymouth, though.

They currently have bad road form as well. They have suffered goal-leakage losses in three of their last five road games in all competitions.

Middlesbrough has yet to make a splash in the Championship, but they’re aiming for more success this weekend against a third-tier opponent in the EFL Cup.

Although Barnsley will think they can pull off a surprise, we predict that the hosts will win by a slim margin to start the new campaign off right.

Middlesbrough vs Barnsley – Head-to-Head

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Our Prediction: Home to Win

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