West Ham vs Sheffield Utd: result 2-2 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on August 26, 2014 at 06:45 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London
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What was the result of West Ham vs Sheffield Utd?
West Ham and Sheffield Utd drew 2-2 on August 26, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 40′D. SakhoWest Ham
- 58′W. ReidSheffield Utd (o.g.)
Official lineup for West Ham vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
West Ham
- 12Ricardo Vaz Tê
- 15D. Sakho
- 31E. Valencia
- 14R. Morrison
- 21M. Diamé
- 23D. Poyet
- 2W. Reid
- 20Guy Roland Demel
- 32R. Burke
- 33D. Potts
- 22J. Jääskeläinen
Sheffield Utd
- 12M. McNulty
- 7R. Flynn
- 8Michael Paul Doyle
- 11Jose Baxter
- 16Ben Davies
- 2Craig Alcock
- 3R. Harris
- 6C. Basham
- 15N. Collins
- 17H. McGahey
- 1M. Howard
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 6 wins, 0 draws and 9 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2014 | Crystal Palace(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Tottenham(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| May 11, 2014 | Manchester City(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| May 3, 2014 | Tottenham(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Apr 26, 2014 | West Brom(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2014 | Crawley Town(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Peterborough(away) | 2-1 | League One |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Coventry(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Mansfield Town(home) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2014 | Bristol City(home) | 1-2 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
West Ham score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy