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Premier League 23/24

Tottenham 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.

Tottenham2 – 1 Sheffield United 16 Sep 2023
13/14
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 Tottenham beat Sheffield United 2–1, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 13 landed — the strongest being Son Heung-min for 1+ shots total (94%, had 3). Its clearest miss: Pape Matar Sarr for 1+ tackles (91%, 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.

Match officials
Peter Bankes refereed this match 4.23cards a gameleague 4.08 79games
Peter Bankes'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
James Maddison shots total 1+ 94% 3 ✓
Son Heung-min shots total 1+ 94% 3 ✓
Manor Solomon shots total 1+ 94% 4 ✓
Dejan Kulusevski shots total 1+ 94% 7 ✓
Pape Matar Sarr shots total 1+ 94% 3 ✓
Pedro Porro shots total 1+ 94% 1 ✓
Oli McBurnie shots total 1+ 94% 2 ✓
James Maddison fouls drawn 1+ 92% 3 ✓
Yves Bissouma tackles 1+ 91% 1 ✓
Cristian Romero tackles 1+ 91% 3 ✓
Oliver Norwood tackles 1+ 91% 4 ✓
Vinícius Souza tackles 1+ 91% 1 ✓
Pape Matar Sarr tackles 1+ 91% 0 ✗
Destiny Udogie tackles 1+ 91% 3 ✓

How these are modelled: Shots total Fouls drawn Tackles

Team & match markets

MarketLineModel ActualResult
Match cards O4.5 34% 13 cards ✓

How these are modelled: Match cards

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Frequently asked

How did the SharpXI model do on Tottenham 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 Tottenham v Sheffield United?

The most confident call it got wrong was Pape Matar Sarr at 91% for tackles — 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.