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 68.18%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Blackpool had a probability of 11.98%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.33%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.35%), while for a Blackpool win it was 0-1 (4.65%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood.