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 52.19%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 20%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.46%) and 2-1 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.25%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (8.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.