Championship

Championship | Gameweek 9

Oct 31, 2020 at 3pm UK

Oakwell Stadium

Barnsley
1 - 0
Watford

Mowatt (6')
Styles (82')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Troost-Ekong (3')

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The Match

Match Report

The Tykes have beaten QPR and now Watford back-to-back.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Barnsley and Watford, including predictions and team news.

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 37.04%. A win for Watford had a probability of 34.53% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.76%) and 2-0 (6.94%). The likeliest Watford win was 0-1 (11.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Barnsley in this match.

Result
Barnsley	Draw	Watford
37.04%	28.44%	34.53%

Both teams to score 46.45%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.11%

59.89%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.85%

80.15%

Barnsley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.96%

31.04%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.65%

67.35%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.35%

32.65%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.8%

69.2%

Score Analysis

Barnsley 37.03%

Watford 34.52%

Draw 28.43%

Barnsley	Draw	Watford
1-0 @ 11.85% 2-1 @ 7.76% 2-0 @ 6.94% 3-1 @ 3.03% 3-0 @ 2.71% 3-2 @ 1.7% Other @ 3.05% Total : 37.03%	1-1 @ 13.27% 0-0 @ 10.13% 2-2 @ 4.35% Other @ 0.69% Total : 28.43%	0-1 @ 11.34% 1-2 @ 7.43% 0-2 @ 6.35% 1-3 @ 2.77% 0-3 @ 2.37% 2-3 @ 1.62% Other @ 2.65% Total : 34.52%