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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 48.44%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 26.62% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (8.47%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 0-1 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.
