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 Chelsea win with a probability of 70.18%. A draw had a probability of 16.3% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 13.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.35%) and 1-3 (8.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.95%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 2-1 (3.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.