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 Southampton win with a probability of 40.57%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 32.48% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.51%) and 0-2 (7.33%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 1-0 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.
