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 Arsenal win with a probability of 61.35%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 15.57%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.61%) and 1-2 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.76%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (6.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.
