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 Swansea City win with a probability of 43%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 29.53% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.59%) and 0-2 (8.17%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-0 (9.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.