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 Manchester United win with a probability of 51.64%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 26.01% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.79%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 2-1 (6.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Manchester United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Manchester United.