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 46.64%. A win for Leyton Orient had a probability of 28.22% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest Leyton Orient win was 0-1 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barnsley would win this match.