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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 39.48%. A win for Portsmouth had a probability of 36.02% and a draw had a probability of 24.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.8%) and 0-2 (6.06%). The likeliest Portsmouth win was 2-1 (8.02%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.