The fact that Barrow were left disappointed with a draw against League Two's leaders on Boxing Day shows how far Wild's side have come. Accrington, on the other hand, appear to be trending in a downwards direction at the moment.
As such, we can envisage the Bluebirds securing another clean sheet at home on their way to victory, which could seen them end the calendar year within the automatic promotion positions.
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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 Barrow win with a probability of 46.45%. A win for Accrington Stanley had a probability of 27.77% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barrow win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.19%) and 2-0 (8.37%). The likeliest Accrington Stanley win was 0-1 (8.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood.
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