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 44.18%. A draw had a probability of 28.2% and a win for Peterborough United had a probability of 27.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.79%) and 2-1 (8.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.04%), while for a Peterborough United win it was 0-1 (10.08%). The actual scoreline of 6-2 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.