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 65.97%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Reading had a probability of 13.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.14%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.63%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (4.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.