While Sunderland sit higher in the table, losing points from winning positions on two occasions will not do anything positive for their confidence. With that in mind, we are backing the Blades to come through this contest with the win, even if they are made to work for it by the visitors.
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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 51.12%. A draw had a probability of 24.9% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 23.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.52%) and 2-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.86%), while for a Sunderland win it was 0-1 (7.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.
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