We said: Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield United
Struggling for numbers in attack has really hurt Sheffield United and Bristol City will feel that they can capitalise at Ashton Gate. However, with the Robins having failed to record successive wins for over a year, we can only back the Blades to come up trumps in a hard-fought contest.
Read more.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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 46.76%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 27.95% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.29%) and 0-2 (8.18%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 1-0 (7.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12% likelihood.