Crystal Palace v Sheffield United
How the SharpXI model rated this Premier League fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Crystal Palace beat Sheffield United 3–2, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 13 landed — the strongest being Eberechi Eze for 1+ shots total (94%, had 4). Its clearest miss: Jefferson Lerma for 1+ shots total (89%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberechi Eze | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 4 | ✓ |
| Michael Olise | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 4 | ✓ |
| Michael Olise | fouls drawn | 1+ | 92% | 3 | ✓ |
| Jordan Ayew | fouls drawn | 1+ | 92% | 4 | ✓ |
| Vinícius Souza | tackles | 1+ | 92% | 10 | ✓ |
| Jayden Bogle | tackles | 1+ | 91% | 3 | ✓ |
| Anel Ahmedhodžić | tackles | 1+ | 91% | 7 | ✓ |
| Tyrick Mitchell | tackles | 1+ | 91% | 8 | ✓ |
| Eberechi Eze | fouls drawn | 1+ | 90% | 1 | ✓ |
| William Osula | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 3 | ✓ |
| Ben Brereton Díaz | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 1 | ✓ |
| Jordan Ayew | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 2 | ✓ |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 1 | ✓ |
| Jefferson Lerma | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 0 | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Fouls drawn Tackles
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match goals | O2.5 | 45% | 5 goals | ✓ |
| BTTS | Yes | 44% | Yes | ✓ |
| Match cards | O4.5 | 43% | 5 cards | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Match goals Match cards
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Past meetings
- Sheffield United 0–1 Crystal Palace Aug 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Crystal Palace v Sheffield United?
13 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Crystal Palace v Sheffield United?
The most confident call it got wrong was Jefferson Lerma at 89% for shots total — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Premier League?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.