Sunderland maintained their playoff dreams with a win at Norwich on Sunday and now must deal with the quick turnaround to face another of the division's best outfits in Sheffield United.
The Blades are beginning to feel the pressure as the likes of Middlesbrough hunt them down in the table, but we can see United getting back to winning ways at the Stadium of Light.
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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 50.46%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Sunderland had a probability of 23.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.07%) and 1-2 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.36%), while for a Sunderland win it was 1-0 (8.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Sheffield United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.
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