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 38.86%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 32.13% and a draw had a probability of 29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.81%) and 0-2 (7.54%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (11.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barnsley would win this match.