Sheffield Utd 2–0 Barnsley: Result & Stats

Sheffield Utd

FT

2 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

Barnsley

3/19/2022

Championship · Round 39Bramall Lane

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 76+ matches

Sheffield Utd54%

×Draw25%

Barnsley21%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.4%

Always home

44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.4% correct across 574,295 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Sheffield UtdExpected goals in this matchBarnsley

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.63

0.91

Sheffield Utd

1.63

Barnsley

0.91

Sheffield Utd creates 79% more chances

Season form · 116 home / 76 away

1.71

creates per match

0.93

0.89

allows per match

1.54

creates per match

Sheffield Utd

1.71

Barnsley

0.93

allows per match

Sheffield Utd

0.89

Barnsley

1.54

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Sheffield Utd+0.00on par

Barnsley+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sheffield Utd ↓

Barnsley →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–17%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–013%

1–112%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–110%

2–24%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–06%

3–15%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

Sheffield Utd or draw

79%

Sheffield Utd or Barnsley

75%

Draw or Barnsley

46%

Winning margin

Sheffield Utd wins by 2+

29%

Barnsley wins by 2+

7%

Team goals

Sheffield Utd 1+ goals

80%

Sheffield Utd 2+ goals

48%

Sheffield Utd 3+ goals

22%

Barnsley 1+ goals

60%

Barnsley 2+ goals

23%

Barnsley 3+ goals

6%

Draw no bet

Sheffield Utd (draw refunded)

72%

Barnsley (draw refunded)

28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

36%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Sheffield Utd at home — creates 1.71, concedes 0.89 · 116 matches

Barnsley away — creates 0.93, concedes 1.54 · 76 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Sheffield Utd attack 1.71 + Barnsley defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.63

Barnsley attack 0.93 + Sheffield Utd defence 0.89 → ÷2 → 0.91

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 54%?"

Sheffield Utd scores more

54%

level

25%

Barnsley scores more

21%

Sheffield Utd at 54% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 54% does not mean "Sheffield Utd will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff