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 37.96%. A win for Coventry City had a probability of 34.22% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.03%) and 0-2 (6.99%). The likeliest Coventry City win was 1-0 (10.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.