EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 13, 2024 at 8pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
4 - 2
Wrexham

Trusty (35'), Brunt (57' og.), Marsh (69'), Ben Slimane (85')
Peck (90+4')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Boyle (29'), Revan (90+3')
McClean (42'), Marriott (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 0-2 Sheff Utd
Friday, August 9 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Wrexham

All competitions

Last Game: Wrexham 3-2 Wycombe
Saturday, August 10 at 5.30pm in League One

Goals
for

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 Wrexham win with a probability of 59.65%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 21.87% and a draw had a probability of 18.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wrexham win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (7.17%) and 0-2 (5.71%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 2-1 (5.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (6.82%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Wrexham
21.87% ( -0.01)	18.47% ( -0)	59.65% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 71.38% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

76.37% (

0.01)

23.63% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

56.89% (

0.02)

43.1% (

-0.02)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.67%

22.32% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.2%

55.8% (

Wrexham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

91.89% (

0.01)

8.1% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

71.53% (

0.02)

28.46% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 21.87%

Wrexham 59.65%

Draw 18.47%

Sheffield United	Draw	Wrexham
2-1 @ 5.11% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.21% 1-0 @ 2.71% ( -0) 3-1 @ 2.55% ( -0) 2-0 @ 2.03% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.2% 3-0 @ 1.02% ( -0) 4-3 @ 1.01% 4-1 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.06% Total : 21.87%	1-1 @ 6.82% ( -0) 2-2 @ 6.42% ( -0) 3-3 @ 2.69% ( 0) 0-0 @ 1.81% ( -0) Other @ 0.74% Total : 18.47%	1-2 @ 8.56% ( -0) 1-3 @ 7.17% ( 0) 0-2 @ 5.71% ( -0) 2-3 @ 5.38% ( 0) 0-3 @ 4.78% ( 0) 0-1 @ 4.55% ( -0) 1-4 @ 4.51% ( 0) 2-4 @ 3.38% ( 0) 0-4 @ 3.01% ( 0) 1-5 @ 2.27% ( 0) 2-5 @ 1.7% ( 0) 3-4 @ 1.69% ( 0) 0-5 @ 1.51% ( 0) 1-6 @ 0.95% ( 0) Other @ 4.49% Total : 59.65%