Both sides are on unbeaten runs at the moment, though Barnsley have faced tougher opposition and won four consecutive matches, while Northampton have merely avoided defeat.
Given the fact that the Tykes have kept just one clean sheet from their last eight matches, the Cobblers could score on Saturday, but it is still hard to picture anything other than a win for Clarke's team in the end.
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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 48.53%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 27.31% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.5%) and 0-2 (7.95%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 1-0 (6.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.36%).
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