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 42.65%. A win for Aston Villa had a probability of 32.27% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.97%) and 0-2 (6.97%). The likeliest Aston Villa win was 1-0 (7.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.