The first meeting between the two sides last weekend was a tight affair, and we are expecting this match to follow suit. A case can be made for both to win it, but we just have a feeling that Newport County will be able to edge a close contest in order to advance to the third round of the competition.
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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 Barnet win with a probability of 46.94%. A win for Newport County had a probability of 29.84% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnet win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.69%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Newport County win was 1-2 (7.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Newport County would win this match.