Sheffield United vs Cardiff City prediction

Sheffield United

For Sheffield United, we analyze their last 8 matches, taking into account various factors such as the quality of their performance, the match results, the location of the match (whether it was played at home or away), and the strength of their opponents. To determine the strength of the opponents, we look at the results of their previous matches. For each game, we will give the team Sheffield United conditional points, which later will be used to determine the favorite.

Cardiff City

Similarly, for Cardiff City, we analyze their last 8 matches using the same approach.

Identifying the favourite

After analyzing both teams' last 8 matches, we've assigned 333 points to the home team and 210 points to the away team. This suggests that one team has an advantage over the other. However, it's important to consider that the home team (Sheffield United) is playing on their own turf, which may slightly improve their chances of winning.

To determine what percentage of victories each team achieves at home and away, we've compiled statistics from several recent years to eliminate any chance-related factors. It turns out that 50% of victories for the team Sheffield United occurred in home matches. For the team Cardiff City this indicator is 51.67%. On average, this equates to 50.83%, suggesting a slight advantage for Sheffield United all other things being equal.

Now, to determine the favorite of the match, we will take 50.83% of the home team's points and 49.17% of the away team's points. It turns out that the favorite of the match is Sheffield United with an advantage of 169 points against 103. If we convert it to a percentage ratio, it will be 62.12% to 37.88%.

Bookmakers odds and probability

Now let's see who the bookmakers consider the favorite and compare their data with our calculations. The bookmakers estimate the probability of a draw in this match at 22.03% with a coefficient of 4.54. The coefficient for the home team's victory is 1.62, and for the away team's victory it is 6.23. If we exclude the draw, the probability of the home team's victory will be 79.41%, and the away team's victory - 20.59%. This differs from our calculations.

Match prediction

As a result of the analysis conducted, an inaccuracy was found in the bookmaker's line. In our opinion, the probability of Cardiff City's victory is an order of magnitude higher than what the bookmakers think. The difference is 16.72%. The coefficient for the team's victory is 6.23, while in reality, it should be 3.39.

Our mathematical algorithm has detected significant inaccuracies in the bookmakers' odds for this match. Such a large difference can only mean that we have not taken into account some important factor that allows the bookmakers to set such odds. We cannot confidently recommend using our prediction for betting on this match, as the potential profit will be minimal.