While Barnsley's momentum has slowed in recent weeks, they still have the quality to pick up another home victory against Bristol Rovers to progress to the third round of the FA Cup even if both sides opt to rotate for the tie.
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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 Barnsley win with a probability of 47.73%. A win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 29.35% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.47%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest Bristol Rovers win was 1-2 (7.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.28%).