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 45.13%. A draw had a probability of 27.8% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 27.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Burnley win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.93%) and 1-2 (8.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.93%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (9.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood.
