FA Cup

FA Cup | Third Round

Jan 9, 2022 at 2pm UK

Molineux Stadium

Wolves
3 - 0
Sheff Utd

Podence (14', 80'), Semedo (72')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Basham (61'), Freeman (84')

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United, 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 37.38%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 34.7% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.93%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (10.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Sheffield United
37.38%	27.92%	34.7%

Both teams to score 47.97%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.98%

58.02%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.3%

78.7%

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.11%

29.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.01%

65.99%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.42%

31.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.02%

67.98%

Score Analysis

Wolverhampton Wanderers 37.38%

Sheffield United 34.69%

Draw 27.92%

Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.4% 2-1 @ 7.93% 2-0 @ 6.88% 3-1 @ 3.19% 3-0 @ 2.77% 3-2 @ 1.84% 4-1 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.4% Total : 37.38%	1-1 @ 13.14% 0-0 @ 9.44% 2-2 @ 4.57% Other @ 0.77% Total : 27.92%	0-1 @ 10.88% 1-2 @ 7.57% 0-2 @ 6.27% 1-3 @ 2.91% 0-3 @ 2.41% 2-3 @ 1.76% Other @ 2.9% Total : 34.69%

How you voted: Wolves vs Sheff Utd

Wolverhampton Wanderers

81.2%

Draw

7.2%

Sheffield United

11.6%