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 49.29%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 27.1% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.95%) and 2-0 (7.77%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-2 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sheffield United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.