Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Bolton 1-1 Barnsley
Saturday, May 13 at 3pm in League One
Saturday, May 13 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Bolton 1-1 Barnsley
Saturday, May 13 at 3pm in League One
Saturday, May 13 at 3pm in League One
We said: Barnsley 2-1 Bolton Wanderers (Barnsley to win 3-2 on aggregate)
Friday's showdown is destined to be a close-fought battle, but we expect Barnsley to edge out Bolton in front of the Oakwell faithful, with the hosts punching their ticket to Wembley thanks to a narrow victory. Read more.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 39.65%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 34.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 (8.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Barnsley in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Barnsley.
| Result | ||
| Barnsley | Draw | Bolton Wanderers |
39.65% ( 0.31) | 25.5% ( -0.12) | 34.85% ( -0.19) |
| Both teams to score 55.77% ( 0.38) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
