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 37.97%. A win for Burnley had a probability of 34.78% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.16%) and 0-2 (6.82%). The likeliest Burnley win was 1-0 (10.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.