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FA Cup | Second Round
Nov 26, 2022 at 3pm UK
Hillsborough Stadium
Mansfield Town

Sheff Weds
2 - 1
Mansfield

Smith (78', 83')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lapslie (34')
Gordon (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Harrogate 3-0 Mansfield
Saturday, November 19 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Mansfield Town

While there is still plenty of room for improvement given the quality in their side, Sheffield Wednesday appear to have found a winning formula this season, and they should have too much for their fourth-tier visitors on Saturday. Several players will be keen to impress Moore, and the Owls should comfortably get past Clough's men with home advantage and a superior squad. 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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 55.23%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 21.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.81%) and 2-0 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.12%), while for a Mansfield Town win it was 0-1 (6.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.

Result
Sheffield WednesdayDrawMansfield Town
55.23% (0.051000000000002 0.05) 23.41% (-0.02 -0.02) 21.36% (-0.037000000000003 -0.04)
Both teams to score 52.47% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.26% (0.024000000000001 0.02)47.74% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.07% (0.022000000000002 0.02)69.93% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.86% (0.025999999999996 0.03)17.14% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.63% (0.050000000000004 0.05)47.37% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)
Mansfield Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.33% (-0.023999999999994 -0.02)36.67% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.54% (-0.023 -0.02)73.46% (0.019000000000005 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield Wednesday 55.22%
    Mansfield Town 21.36%
    Draw 23.41%
Sheffield WednesdayDrawMansfield Town
1-0 @ 11.08%
2-1 @ 9.81% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 9.78% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
3-1 @ 5.77% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-0 @ 5.75% (0.011 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.89% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-1 @ 2.54% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-0 @ 2.53% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.28% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.8%
Total : 55.22%
1-1 @ 11.12% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.29% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.92% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-3 @ 0.97%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 23.41%
0-1 @ 6.31% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-2 @ 5.58% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-2 @ 3.16% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.87% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.65% (-0.002 -0)
0-3 @ 1.06% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.75%
Total : 21.36%

How you voted: Sheff Weds vs Mansfield

Sheffield Wednesday
71.4%
Draw
7.1%
Mansfield Town
21.4%
14
Head to Head
Oct 5, 2021 7pm
Mansfield
1-2
Sheff Weds
Quinn (68')
Charsley (28'), Burke (63'), Ward (87')
Wing (63'), Kamberi (90+3')
Jul 24, 2018 7.30pm
Jul 15, 2017 3pm
Mansfield
2-3
Sheff Weds
Taft (32'), Bennett (81')
Pudil (14'), Lees (53'), Joao (84')
Aug 11, 2015 7.45pm
Sheff Weds
4-1
Mansfield
Joao (13'), Semedo (19'), Lee (53'), Sougou (84')
Palmer (79')
Tafazolli (45')
Chapman (90')
rhs 2.0
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16Brentford38109195665-939
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RBurnley3859244178-3724
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd38372835104-6916


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