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 41.24%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.37%) and 2-0 (7.8%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.