Middlesbrough vs Barnsley Predictions

Fewer than three goals have been scored in seven of Boro’s last nine competitive home games.
Fewer than three goals have been scored in six of Barnsley’s last nine competitive away games.
Fewer than three goals have been scored in five of the past seven head-to-head meetings between the clubs.
Goals could be thin on the ground at Boro
There’s reason to believe Middlesbrough aren’t as defensively sound as they were last season, but Wednesday’s EFL Cup tie against a much-changed Barnsley line-up could still lack goalmouth action.

Chris Wilder’s men can only blame themselves for their 3-2 Championship defeat at QPR on Saturday as all three home goals came about from the Teessiders initially losing possession in their own half. Boro were 3-0 down inside 38 minutes through sheer sloppiness and, although they finally found some life with goals either side of the interval from Matt Crooks and Marcus Forss, it was not enough to rescue a point.

Darragh Lenihan is suspended for the Carabao Cup visit of the Tykes after receiving a late red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity – and his ability to play line-breaking passes from the back will be missed. Wilder won’t put much importance on the game as securing transfers and getting his team ready for a clash with former employers Sheffield United on Saturday takes priority.

Tykes to make changes
Barnsley secured their first win of the campaign at Oakwell against Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Luke Thomas’ second-half strike was enough to separate the sides in Michael Duff’s first league game in charge of the Reds at Oakwell.

Duff hinted at a few changes for the midweek trip north when he said there would be opportunities for everyone – so we can expect a more disjointed performance perhaps. Allied to Boro’s need to tighten up, the portents for a free-flowing game don’t look good and the value on offer about fewer than three goals should be snapped up.

Fewer than three goals has landed in five of the past seven



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米德尔斯堡vs巴恩斯利预测

在波罗最近的9场主场比赛中，有7场进球不到3个。
巴恩斯利最近9场有竞争力的客场比赛中，有6场进球不到3个。
两家俱乐部在过去7次正面交锋中，有5次进球不到3个。
在米堡，进球可能很少
我们有理由相信米德尔斯堡的防守不如上赛季那么好，但周三的EFL杯对阵巴恩斯利阵容的比赛仍然缺乏进球机会。

克里斯·怀尔德的球队在周六的英冠比赛中以3比2输给了QPR，这只能怪他们自己，因为所有的三个主场进球都来自蒂塞德队最初在本方半场失去控球权。米堡在开场38分钟内就0 - 3落后，这完全是马虎的表现，尽管他们最终在中场休息时从马特·克鲁克斯和马库斯·福斯的进球中找到了一些活力，但这并不足以挽救一分。

达拉-勒尼汉因错失进球机会而被红牌罚下，将在卡拉堡杯对阵泰克斯的比赛中停赛，他在后场的破线传球能力也将被取消。怀尔德不会把比赛放在太重要的位置，因为确保转会和让他的球队准备好周六与前东家谢菲尔德联的冲突是他的首要任务。

Tykes做出改变
巴恩斯利在周六对阵切尔滕纳姆城的比赛中赢得了他们在奥克维尔的首场胜利。卢克-托马斯下半场的进球足以在迈克尔-达夫执教红军的首场比赛中将双方分开。

达夫暗示了周中北方之旅的一些变化，他说每个人都有机会，所以我们可以期待一个更不连贯的表现。再加上米堡需要加强，一场自由流动的比赛看起来不太好，少于3球的报价应该会被抢购。

在过去的7次比赛中，有5次进球不到3个