Southampton

3 - 1

Sheff Utd

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 Southampton win with a probability of 38.04%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 34.85% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.19%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (10.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.