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 Chelsea win with a probability of 53.86%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 22.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.73%) and 0-2 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.38%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (6.66%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.
