FA Cup

FA Cup | Third Round

Jan 9, 2022 at 2pm UK

Molineux Stadium

Wolves
3 - 0
Sheff Utd

Podence (14', 80'), Semedo (72')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Basham (61'), Freeman (84')

Bruno Lage impressed with "deserved" Wolverhampton Wanderers win in FA Cup

Head coach Bruno Lage admits that he had been left impressed by the level of Wolverhampton Wanderers' performance during the 3-0 win over Sheffield United in the FA Cup.

Jan 9, 18:37

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's FA Cup clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

A 1-0 scoreline seems like a safe bet in any Wolves game at the moment, and given that they are likely to field a fairly strong side, they should be favourites to come out on the right side of it this weekend. Sheffield United will be raring to go, but so long without a game will surely leave them rusty, and an away trip to Premier League opposition is not the ideal match for them to return in. Read more.

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 Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 37.38%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 34.7% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.93%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 0-1 (10.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Sheffield United
37.38%	27.92%	34.7%

Both teams to score 47.97%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.98%

58.02%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.3%

78.7%

Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.11%

29.89%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.01%

65.99%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.42%

31.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.02%

67.98%

Score Analysis

Wolverhampton Wanderers 37.38%

Sheffield United 34.69%

Draw 27.92%

Wolverhampton Wanderers	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 11.4% 2-1 @ 7.93% 2-0 @ 6.88% 3-1 @ 3.19% 3-0 @ 2.77% 3-2 @ 1.84% 4-1 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.4% Total : 37.38%	1-1 @ 13.14% 0-0 @ 9.44% 2-2 @ 4.57% Other @ 0.77% Total : 27.92%	0-1 @ 10.88% 1-2 @ 7.57% 0-2 @ 6.27% 1-3 @ 2.91% 0-3 @ 2.41% 2-3 @ 1.76% Other @ 2.9% Total : 34.69%