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 Wycombe Wanderers win with a probability of 42.82%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 30.92% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wycombe Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.85%) and 2-0 (7.61%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 0-1 (8.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wycombe Wanderers would win this match.