Barnsley may be competing in the league above Port Vale, but we think they could experience a tough outing at Vale Park on Saturday.
Having gone 11 games without defeat, we believe the hosts will hold the Tykes to a draw to take the tie to extra time where the benefit of their home support could help them get over the line against their League One opponents.
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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 Port Vale win with a probability of 43.23%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 31.63% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Port Vale win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.02%) and 2-0 (7.14%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 0-1 (7.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.