Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 26

Feb 28, 2021 at 7.15pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
0 - 2
Liverpool

FT(HT: 0-0)

Jones (48'), Bryan (64' og.)

Reaction

Liverpool's Curtis Jones celebrates scoring against Sheffield United in the Premier League on February 28, 2021

Graeme Souness tips Curtis Jones for bright Liverpool future

Former Liverpool boss Graeme Souness backs Curtis Jones to play a "big part" in the Reds' future after his impressive performance against Sheffield United.

Feb 28, 23:46

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp pictured on February 16, 2021

Jurgen Klopp praises Liverpool unity after vital win

Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker missed the Bramall Lane clash following the death of his father in Brazil.

Feb 28, 23:31

The Match

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 Liverpool win with a probability of 63.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 15.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.3%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.89%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (4.95%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Liverpool
15.63%	20.8%	63.57%

Both teams to score 50.34%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.71%

45.29%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.37%

67.63%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.24%

41.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.77%

78.22%

Liverpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.42%

13.57%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.31%

40.68%

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 15.63%

Liverpool 63.56%

Draw 20.8%

Sheffield United	Draw	Liverpool
1-0 @ 4.95% 2-1 @ 4.32% 2-0 @ 2.16% 3-1 @ 1.26% 3-2 @ 1.26% Other @ 1.69% Total : 15.63%	1-1 @ 9.89% 0-0 @ 5.67% 2-2 @ 4.31% Other @ 0.93% Total : 20.8%	0-1 @ 11.32% 0-2 @ 11.3% 1-2 @ 9.87% 0-3 @ 7.52% 1-3 @ 6.57% 0-4 @ 3.76% 1-4 @ 3.28% 2-3 @ 2.87% 0-5 @ 1.5% 2-4 @ 1.43% 1-5 @ 1.31% Other @ 2.83% Total : 63.56%