Both keen to record a statement victory after somewhat unconvincing starts to their promotion bids this term, we anticipate a close-fought Yorkshire derby at the John Smith's Stadium.
The loss of Phillips is a major blow for Barnsley going forward, and while they have the quality to trouble an out-of-sorts Huddersfield team, we see a draw as the most likely outcome with Duff desperate to stop the rot against his former club.
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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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 49.61%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 26.79% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.02%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-2 (6.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.
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