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 Mansfield Town win with a probability of 41.02%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 34.5% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.13%) and 2-0 (6.28%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-2 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.