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 Leyton Orient win with a probability of 50.75%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 24.74% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leyton Orient win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.59%) and 2-0 (8.94%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 0-1 (7.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leyton Orient would win this match.