Cambridge's recent form has been extremely poor, and they have only managed to triumph in three of their 19 away league matches this season. Barnsley were held at home by Cheltenham last time out, but we are backing them to secure all three points on Friday afternoon.
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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 Barnsley win with a probability of 68.21%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Cambridge United had a probability of 13.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.75%) and 1-0 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.64%), while for a Cambridge United win it was 1-2 (3.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.