Burnley make the trip to Bramall Lane in a formidable run of form, but they face one of their toughest tests so far against a strong Blades side who have regained some momentum with consecutive wins on the road, and we anticipate a share of the spoils as a result with both sides boasting some of the league's best records at both ends of the pitch.
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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 48.92%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Burnley had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.27%) and 2-1 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.3%), while for a Burnley win it was 0-1 (8.2%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.
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