While Barrow will play without fear in their final fixture of the season, and have certainly improved in recent weeks, their visitors' need for three points is substantially greater.
The heat is on for Northampton, who cannot afford to merely hope that others slip up, so they will press on in search of a 23rd win of the season to take the final step back to League One.
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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 Barrow win with a probability of 37.3%. A win for Northampton Town had a probability of 35.08% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barrow win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8%) and 2-0 (6.78%). The likeliest Northampton Town win was 0-1 (10.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Northampton Town would win this match.
