Sheffield Wednesday have not made the best of starts to the season, so the EFL Cup may be a welcome distraction, and we think they should be good enough to get the job done.
Mansfield have started well in League Two, but their main aim will be promotion this season, so it is unclear how seriously they will take the EFL Cup, and Tuesday's game will be a tough test against Championship opposition.
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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 40.74%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.81% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (6.73%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.04%).
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