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 Arsenal win with a probability of 79.03%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 7.57%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.55%) and 1-2 (8.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.3%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 2-1 (2.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-6 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.