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 64.11%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 14.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.95%) and 1-2 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a Forest Green Rovers win it was 1-0 (5.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barnsley would win this match.