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 49.25%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 25.71% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.45%) and 2-0 (8.8%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 0-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.