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 39.28%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 32.86% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.17%) and 2-0 (7.33%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.