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 42.39%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 30.81% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.7%) and 0-2 (7.74%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 (9.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.72%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.
