The Match
Match Report
Sheffield United are relegated from the Premier League owing to a 5-1 loss to Newcastle United, who boost their chances of qualifying for Europe.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Crystal Palace 2-0 Newcastle
Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm in Premier League
Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm in Premier League
Last Game: Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd
Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm in Premier League
Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm in Premier League
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 Newcastle United win with a probability of 77.37%. A draw had a probability of 13.5% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 9.14%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (8.88%) and 2-1 (8.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.94%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (2.74%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Newcastle United | Draw | Sheffield United |
77.37% ( 0.16) | 13.49% ( -0.07) | 9.14% ( -0.09) |
| Both teams to score 56.87% ( -0.13) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
