

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 Derby County win with a probability of 51.96%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 23.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Derby County win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.6%) and 2-0 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (7.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Derby County would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Derby County | Draw | Barnsley |
| 51.96% ( | 24.59% ( | 23.45% ( |
| Both teams to score 51.46% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 49.61% ( | 50.39% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 27.67% ( | 72.32% ( |
| Derby County Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 80.62% ( | 19.37% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 48.83% | 51.17% |
| Barnsley Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 63.83% ( | 36.17% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 27.04% ( | 72.95% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Derby County | Draw | Barnsley |
| 1-0 @ 11.5% ( 2-1 @ 9.6% 2-0 @ 9.44% ( 3-1 @ 5.25% 3-0 @ 5.16% ( 3-2 @ 2.67% ( 4-1 @ 2.16% 4-0 @ 2.12% ( 4-2 @ 1.1% Other @ 2.97% Total : 51.96% | 1-1 @ 11.69% 0-0 @ 7.01% ( 2-2 @ 4.88% ( 3-3 @ 0.91% ( Other @ 0.1% Total : 24.58% | 0-1 @ 7.13% 1-2 @ 5.95% ( 0-2 @ 3.62% ( 1-3 @ 2.02% ( 2-3 @ 1.65% ( 0-3 @ 1.23% ( Other @ 1.86% Total : 23.45% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Derby CountyDerby | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 49 |
| 5 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 43 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 43 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 39 |
| 9 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 30 |
| 16 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 28 |
| 18 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 27 |
| 19 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 27 |
| 20 | Exeter CityExeter | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 26 |
| 21 | Reading | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 23 |
| 22 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 23 |
| 23 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 20 |
| 24 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 18 |
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