We said: Hull City 1-2 Sheffield United
There is the feeling that Hull can only have benefitted from a break from action as they bid to find their feet under a new head coach. Nevertheless, Sheffield United are one of the title favourites for a reason, and we are backing the Blades to grind out a hard-earned victory.
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 Hull City win with a probability of 39.13%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 36.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hull City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.16%) and 2-0 (6.06%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 1-2 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.