While there is still plenty of room for improvement given the quality in their side, Sheffield Wednesday appear to have found a winning formula this season, and they should have too much for their fourth-tier visitors on Saturday.
Several players will be keen to impress Moore, and the Owls should comfortably get past Clough's men with home advantage and a superior squad.
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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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 55.23%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 21.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.81%) and 2-0 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.12%), while for a Mansfield Town win it was 0-1 (6.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.
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