Goals at both ends of the pitch are almost a guarantee whenever Barnsley are in action, and Tuesday's tie should be no different, especially after their calamitous defensive capitulation at the weekend.
Such rearguard deficiencies should be exposed even by a rotated Sheffield United side, who will be made to work for their victory at Oakwell but ought to advance to round three regardless.
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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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 40.27%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 35.79% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.35%) and 0-2 (5.84%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 2-1 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.
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