With the return of a few key players from suspension and injury for Blackburn, they may be able to offer a bigger attacking threat than they have demonstrated in recent weeks, which is why they could get on the scoresheet on Wednesday.
However, after an impressive win on the weekend, the Blades are strong favourites for this encounter and are expected to collect three points using their momentum from a great run of results.
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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 56.71%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 18.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.83%) and 2-1 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.58%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sheffield United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.
