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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 78.12%. A draw had a probability of 15% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 6.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.42%) and 3-0 (11.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.01%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (2.93%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.