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 37.91%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 32.96% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.67%) and 2-0 (7.32%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (11.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.38%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood.