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 58.01%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 18.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.37%) and 1-2 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.2%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (6.54%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
