We said: Barnsley 0-1 Cardiff City
Barnsley simply cannot afford to lose a match of this profile, and Asbaghi will be confident that his side can take advantage of tired legs in the Cardiff camp. Nevertheless, the visitors are on a high, and we feel that they will be able to grind out a 1-0 win.
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 Cardiff City win with a probability of 37.4%. A win for Barnsley had a probability of 34.1% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.79%) and 0-2 (7.04%). The likeliest Barnsley win was 1-0 (11.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 12% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Cardiff City in this match.
