We said: Sheffield United 1-1 Middlesbrough
Momentum is sometimes everything in the Championship, and Wilder will be confident of claiming another three points at his former club. However, we should not discount the Blades from this contest, and a thoroughly-competitive game could lead to a share of the spoils.
Read more.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 47%. A win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 27.41% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (8.43%). The likeliest Middlesbrough win was 0-1 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.