We said: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United
A 1-0 scoreline seems like a safe bet in any Wolves game at the moment, and given that they are likely to field a fairly strong side, they should be favourites to come out on the right side of it this weekend.
Sheffield United will be raring to go, but so long without a game will surely leave them rusty, and an away trip to Premier League opposition is not the ideal match for them to return in.
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 Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 37.38%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 34.7% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.93%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (10.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.
