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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 61.46%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 15.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.31%) and 1-2 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.68%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-0 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.