With both teams having endured mixed results of late, this is a difficult match to call. Peterborough will inevitably have to throw caution to the wind at some stage, but that may allow Barnsley to edge this contest in the final stages.
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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 44.56%. A win for Peterborough United had a probability of 30.02% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.11%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Peterborough United win was 0-1 (7.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.