We anticipate an intriguing encounter at Oakwell, as free-scoring Barnsley meet a Lincoln City side who have excelled at the back recently.
Barnsley are very rarely shut out, though, particularly on home turf, and we fancy Collins's men to come out on top in a tricky test.
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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 51.47%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Lincoln City had a probability of 23.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.6%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.9%), while for a Lincoln City win it was 0-1 (7.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.