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 Chelsea win with a probability of 60.08%. A win for Barrow had a probability of 20.06% and a draw had a probability of 19.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.92%) and 3-1 (7.14%). The likeliest Barrow win was 1-2 (5.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.69%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.