Lincoln have proven to be a tough team to beat on home turf this season, winning six, drawing 13 and losing just one of their 20 home league games.
However, Barnsley boast the third best away record in the division, and we think that they have the quality in their squad to inflict a second home league defeat upon the Imps.
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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 52.69%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Lincoln City had a probability of 22.34%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10%) and 1-2 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.84%), while for a Lincoln City win it was 1-0 (7.38%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.
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