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 68.21%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Cambridge United had a probability of 13.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.75%) and 1-0 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.64%), while for a Cambridge United win it was 1-2 (3.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.