After two goalless draws in their last two matches, Sheffield United will want to get back to scoring ways, and they are likely to do so given Swansea's poor defensive record on their travels.
However, the Swans should take confidence from their win on Sunday and are likely to cause the hosts some problems with the amount of possession they are expected to have, suggesting that they too should be able to break the Blades' defence.
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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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 58.78%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Swansea City had a probability of 17.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.62%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.11%), while for a Swansea City win it was 0-1 (6.44%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.
