We said: Huddersfield Town 2-0 Barnsley
Now at the point of no return, it remains to be seen whether Barnsley will approach this contest any differently. Nevertheless, regardless of the Tykes' strategy, it is difficult to back against Huddersfield coming through this contest in a professional manner, potentially scoring in each half to secure victory.
Read more.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 Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 54.53%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Barnsley had a probability of 20.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.61%), while for a Barnsley win it was 0-1 (7.03%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.
