Sheffield United have been struggling of late but with their strikers back in amongst the goals last time out, it is not hard to envisage the Blades going on a good run of form before the World Cup break.
Bristol City had to work hard without the ball to keep Swansea at bay on Saturday and another tough defensive assignment against Heckingbottom's side could prove too much.
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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 54.23%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Bristol City had a probability of 22.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.79%) and 0-2 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.16%), while for a Bristol City win it was 1-0 (6.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Sheffield United in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sheffield United.
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