Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 16

Dec 29, 2020 at 6pm UK

Turf Moor

Burnley
1 - 0
Sheff Utd

Mee (32')
Lowton (45+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Stevens (72'), Burke (90+1')

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The Match

Match Report

The Blades were only able to name seven substitutes following a coronavirus outbreak at the club.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Premier League clash between Burnley 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 Burnley win with a probability of 37.99%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 33.88% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.96%) and 2-0 (7.09%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Burnley in this match.

Result
Burnley	Draw	Sheffield United
37.99%	28.13%	33.88%

Both teams to score 47.27%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.17%

58.84%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.66%

79.34%

Burnley Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.07%

29.93%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.97%

66.04%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.46%

32.54%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.93%

69.07%

Score Analysis

Burnley 37.99%

Sheffield United 33.88%

Draw 28.13%

Burnley	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.74% 2-1 @ 7.96% 2-0 @ 7.09% 3-1 @ 3.2% 3-0 @ 2.85% 3-2 @ 1.8% 4-1 @ 0.97% Other @ 2.39% Total : 37.99%	1-1 @ 13.19% 0-0 @ 9.74% 2-2 @ 4.47% Other @ 0.73% Total : 28.13%	0-1 @ 10.93% 1-2 @ 7.4% 0-2 @ 6.14% 1-3 @ 2.77% 0-3 @ 2.3% 2-3 @ 1.67% Other @ 2.67% Total : 33.88%

How you voted: Burnley vs Sheff Utd

Burnley

67.8%

Draw

20.3%

Sheffield United

11.9%