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EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 13, 2024 at 8pm UK
Bramall Lane
Wrexham AFC

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

Wrexham

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

We said: Sheffield United 2-1 Wrexham

 Although Wrexham have done remarkably well to earn back to back promotions and reach League One, they could find it difficult against Championship side Sheffield United. However, if their game against Wycombe is anything to go by, the Red Dragons will make the Blades work for the victory. Read more.

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 UnitedDrawWrexham
21.87% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01) 18.47% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 59.65% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 71.38% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
76.37% (0.013000000000005 0.01)23.63% (-0.012 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
56.89% (0.017000000000003 0.02)43.1% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.67%22.32% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.2%55.8% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Wrexham Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.89% (0.0069999999999908 0.01)8.1% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
71.53% (0.018000000000001 0.02)28.46% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 21.87%
    Wrexham 59.65%
    Draw 18.47%
Sheffield UnitedDrawWrexham
2-1 @ 5.11% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 3.21%
1-0 @ 2.71% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
3-1 @ 2.55% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
2-0 @ 2.03% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-2 @ 1.2%
3-0 @ 1.02% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-3 @ 1.01%
4-1 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 21.87%
1-1 @ 6.82% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-2 @ 6.42% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-3 @ 2.69% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-0 @ 1.81% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.74%
Total : 18.47%
1-2 @ 8.56% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-3 @ 7.17% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 5.71% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-3 @ 5.38% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-3 @ 4.78% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-1 @ 4.55% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 4.51% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-4 @ 3.38% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-4 @ 3.01% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-5 @ 2.27% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-5 @ 1.7% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-4 @ 1.69% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-5 @ 1.51% (0.002 0)
1-6 @ 0.95% (0.001 0)
Other @ 4.49%
Total : 59.65%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Wrexham

Sheffield United
66.3%
Draw
8.2%
Wrexham
25.5%
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