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 46.41%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 28.56% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (7.92%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (7.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.