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 44.93%. A draw had a probability of 28.2% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.01%) and 1-2 (8.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.99%), while for a Walsall win it was 1-0 (9.97%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.