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 43.11%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 29.32% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barnsley win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.57%) and 2-0 (8.24%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 (9.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood.