Cheltenham Town have been resilient under Darrell Clarke in their bid to defy the odds and escape the bottom four, but the Robins' momentum has slowed somewhat.
Coming up against a free-scoring Barnsley side at Oakwell, we can only envisage the visitors being overpowered on Saturday and back the Reds to strengthen their top-two hopes with a win.
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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 57.89%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Cheltenham Town had a probability of 19.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.13%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.68%), while for a Cheltenham Town win it was 0-1 (5.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.