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 38.61%. A win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 33.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.14%) and 2-0 (7.1%). The likeliest Huddersfield Town win was 0-1 (10.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barnsley would win this match.
