EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Third Round

Sep 21, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 2
Southampton

Stevens (8'), McBurnie (66')
McBurnie (32')

FT
(aet)

Diallo (23'), Salisu (53')
Lyanco (33')

Southampton win 4-2 on penalties

The Match

Match Report

Rhian Brewster and Oli McBurnie saw their efforts saved by the goalkeeper.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Sheffield United and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

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 Southampton win with a probability of 40.14%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 35.46% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.88%) and 0-2 (6.06%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 2-1 (8.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%).

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Southampton
35.46%	24.4%	40.14%

Both teams to score 59.8%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.04%

42.96%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.64%

65.36%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.14%

23.87%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.94%

58.06%

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.54%

21.47%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.51%

54.5%

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 35.46%

Southampton 40.14%

Draw 24.39%

Sheffield United	Draw	Southampton
2-1 @ 8.09% 1-0 @ 7.34% 2-0 @ 5.26% 3-1 @ 3.86% 3-2 @ 2.97% 3-0 @ 2.51% 4-1 @ 1.38% 4-2 @ 1.07% Other @ 2.98% Total : 35.46%	1-1 @ 11.29% 2-2 @ 6.23% 0-0 @ 5.12% 3-3 @ 1.53% Other @ 0.23% Total : 24.39%	1-2 @ 8.69% 0-1 @ 7.88% 0-2 @ 6.06% 1-3 @ 4.46% 2-3 @ 3.19% 0-3 @ 3.11% 1-4 @ 1.71% 2-4 @ 1.23% 0-4 @ 1.2% Other @ 2.61% Total : 40.14%