Sheffield United are far from their best with an unenviable list of key players missing, but with the return of McBurnie and the incentive of clinging on to top spot, the Blades should have just enough to scrape over the line and put their tough spell behind them.
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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 68.18%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 11.98%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.33%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.35%), while for a Blackpool win it was 0-1 (4.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.
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