Middlesbrough v Barnsley result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley

League Cup · Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley — Barnsley won this League Cup match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Barnsley: Luton v Barnsley, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley · League Cup
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: A. Backhouse
Head-to-head (last 4): Middlesbrough 2 · draws 1 · Barnsley 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 3W 0D 2L · Barnsley 3W 0D 2L

Middlesbrough 0–2 Barnsley (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.63 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 6.38

Corners

against 6.14 / 4.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.71 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.29 / 1.38

Cards

against 0.86 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Barnsley for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.43 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 8.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.25 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 0.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Backhouse.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. McNair n 8	61.9	2.5 5/5	1.6 5/3	—
G. Saville n 8	75.8	2.4 7/4	0.7 4/1	—
B. Assombalonga n 8	72	2.2 6/4	2.5 7/6	—
M. Browne n 8	68.1	2.1 6/4	3.1 7/6	—
A. Clayton n 8	56.1	2 5/3	1 5/0	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Browne n 8	68.1	3 8/6	0.8 4/1
A. Fletcher n 8	79	2.6 7/7	1.4 6/3
P. Roberts n 8	55.5	2.6 6/5	0.4 1/1
B. Assombalonga n 8	72	2.3 7/4	1.6 7/2
H. Coulson n 8	48.5	2.3 4/3	0.2 1/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Fletcher n 8	79	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
M. Browne n 8	68.1	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
P. Roberts n 8	55.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	72	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
L. Wing n 8	40.1	0 0/0	0.6 2/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	60.8	3.1 6/6
P. McNair n 8	61.9	2.7 7/4
G. Saville n 8	75.8	2.2 7/4
J. Howson n 8	89	2.1 6/6
H. Moukoudi n 8	85.8	2 7/4

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Stojanovic n 8	90	2.6 5/5
M. Bettinelli n 8	87.6	1.9 4/3
A. Pears n 8	90	1.8 3/3

Barnsley

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Elliot Simões n 8	49.8	2.5 7/3	3.4 8/5	—
C. Styles n 8	74.4	2.3 6/4	2.7 7/6	—
C. Woodrow n 8	67.6	2.3 6/6	0.3 1/1	—
A. Halme n 8	44.1	2.3 4/2	0.8 3/0	—
M. Bähre n 8	51.9	2.2 6/3	1.1 4/1	—

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Woodrow n 8	67.6	3.7 7/6	1 5/1
P. Schmidt n 8	11.6	2.9 3/0	1.9 2/0
J. Brown n 8	73.1	2.5 7/3	0.9 4/2
Dominik Frieser n 8	62.5	2.2 7/3	1.1 4/2
V. Adeboyejo n 8	69.8	2.1 5/5	0.6 3/1

Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Schmidt n 8	11.6	1 1/0	1 1/0
J. Brown n 8	73.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Halme n 8	44.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
C. Oduor n 8	38.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
C. Styles n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Ludewig n 8	78.9	3.1 6/6
M. Sollbauer n 8	90	3 8/8
C. Styles n 8	74.4	3 7/6
L. Thomas n 8	51	2.9 5/4
C. Oduor n 8	38.9	2.9 5/3

Barnsley — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Walton n 8	90	1.8 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Barnsley
44%	Possession	56%
13	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	0
1	Blocked shots	5
5	Shots inside the box	4
8	Corners	2
0	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	18
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
318	Passes	429
62%	Pass accuracy	72%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Bettinelli	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Fry	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
Nathan Wood	90	1	0	0	0	Y	6.9
H. Coulson	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
L. Wing	90	5	1	1	2	0	6.6
M. Tavernier	90	1	1	1	2	0	6.3
M. Bola	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
M. Browne	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
Sam Morsy	69	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
A. Fletcher	69	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Dijksteel	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
P. McNair sub	45	1	1	1	1	0	7
J. Howson sub	21	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
S. Folarin sub	21	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Barnsley player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Collins	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.9
M. Helik	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Andersen	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
A. Mowatt	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
M. Ritzmaier	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7
J. Williams	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
P. Schmidt	90	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	7.3
Dominik Frieser	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
M. Sollbauer	70	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Thomas	60	0	2	0	0	2	6	0	7.9
K. Ludewig	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
C. Styles sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Woodrow sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Halme sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v Barnsley — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWLWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

BarnsleyLWWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Middlesbrough 2 · 1 draw · Barnsley 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2020-02-22 Barnsley 1–0 Middlesbrough
2019-11-27 Middlesbrough 1–0 Barnsley
2018-03-10 Middlesbrough 3–1 Barnsley
2017-10-14 Barnsley 2–2 Middlesbrough

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.8

Barnsley scored0.8

Middlesbrough conceded1.8

Barnsley conceded0.6

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What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Barnsley?: In their last 4 meetings, Middlesbrough won 2, Barnsley won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Barnsley?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 3W 0D 2L; Barnsley 3W 0D 2L.

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