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Premier League 23/24

Sheffield United v Crystal Palace

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.

Sheffield United0 – 1 Crystal Palace 12 Aug 2023
14/14
of the model's most-confident calls landed. Every one was published before kick-off and priced the same way as every other fixture. A single game is noise, not a verdict — the season-long record is on the track record.

Before Sheffield United lost to Crystal Palace 0–1, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 14 landed — the strongest being Jordan Ayew for 1+ fouls drawn (92%, had 2). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.

Match officials+12% cards vs the league average
John Brooks refereed this match 4.59cards a gameleague 4.08 74games
John Brooks's card record
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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.

PlayerMarketLineModel ActualResult
Jordan Ayew fouls drawn 1+ 92% 2 ✓
Max Lowe tackles 1+ 92% 8 ✓
Oliver Norwood tackles 1+ 92% 1 ✓
Chris Basham tackles 1+ 91% 1 ✓
Anel Ahmedhodžić tackles 1+ 91% 2 ✓
William Osula shots total 1+ 89% 2 ✓
Eberechi Eze shots total 1+ 89% 8 ✓
Odsonne Édouard shots total 1+ 89% 7 ✓
Ben Osborn tackles 1+ 84% 2 ✓
George Baldock tackles 1+ 84% 2 ✓
Jeffrey Schlupp tackles 1+ 84% 4 ✓
Tyrick Mitchell tackles 1+ 84% 2 ✓
Cheick Doucouré tackles 1+ 84% 2 ✓
Joel Ward tackles 1+ 84% 2 ✓

How these are modelled: Fouls drawn Tackles Shots total

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Frequently asked

How did the SharpXI model do on Sheffield United v Crystal Palace?

14 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 Sheffield United v Crystal Palace?

Every one of its confident calls landed this time — a single strong game, not a verdict. When the model does miss, those rows sit in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross; we never hide them.

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.