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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 43.55%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 33.06% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.19%) and 2-0 (6.13%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-2 (7.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.