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Burnley vs Sheffield UtdChampionship 2025

Burnley
Burnley
FT
20
HT: 00
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
J. Guðmunds­son 70', 60'
4/10/2023ChampionshipChampionship · Round 41Turf Moor

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 27+ matches

Burnley54%
×Draw25%
Sheffield Utd21%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Burnley
1.57
Sheffield Utd
0.86

Burnley creates 83% more chances

Season form · 27 home / 32 away

creates per match

Burnley
1.89
Sheffield Utd
1.25

allows per match

Burnley
0.48
Sheffield Utd
1.25

finishing

Burnley+0.00on par
Sheffield Utd+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Burnley

Sheffield Utd
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
018%
023%
031%
040%
1
1014%
1112%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

Burnley or draw
79%
Burnley or Sheffield Utd
75%
Draw or Sheffield Utd
46%

Winning margin

Burnley wins by 2+
28%
Sheffield Utd wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

Burnley 1+ goals
79%
Burnley 2+ goals
46%
Burnley 3+ goals
21%
Sheffield Utd 1+ goals
58%
Sheffield Utd 2+ goals
21%
Sheffield Utd 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Burnley (draw refunded)
72%
Sheffield Utd (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Burnley at homecreates 1.89, concedes 0.48 · 27 matches

Sheffield Utd awaycreates 1.25, concedes 1.25 · 32 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Burnley attack 1.89 + Sheffield Utd defence 1.25 → ÷2 → 1.57

Sheffield Utd attack 1.25 + Burnley defence 0.48 → ÷2 → 0.86

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 54%?"

Burnley scores more
54%
level
25%
Sheffield Utd scores more
21%

Burnley at 54% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 54% does not mean "Burnley will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

7
J. Guðmunds­sonBurnleyBurnley · M
8.9

Possession

71%Burnley

Shots

16Burnley

Pass accuracy

58%Burnley

Statistics

BurnleySheffield
Overview
71%Possession29%
16Total Shots4
8Corners2
12Fouls10
Shots
16Total Shots4
6On Target1
6Off Target2
4Blocked1
11Inside Box4
5Outside Box0
Passing
71%Possession29%
609Total Passes246
531Accurate Passes158
87%Pass Accuracy64%
Goalkeeping
1Saves4
Discipline
12Fouls10
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
4Offsides1

Championship: Burnley 2–0 Sheffield Utd

Burnley beat Sheffield Utd 2-0 in Championship on April 10, 2023.

Goals: J. Guðmunds­son (60', 70').

Burnley controlled possession (71%) and registered 16 shots to 4.

The match was played at Turf Moor in Burnley.