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 Watford win with a probability of 43.19%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 30.04% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.77%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (9.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.