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 59.68%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 19.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.56%) and 1-0 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.93%), while for a Walsall win it was 1-2 (5.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Mansfield Town in this match.