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 56.05%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Reading had a probability of 19.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.9%) and 1-2 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.47%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (6.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.