Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackpool win with a probability of 39.05%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 35.72% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.56%) and 2-0 (6.27%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 0-1 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.