Both Mansfield and Blackpool are in high spirits and will back themselves to come away from Saturday's contest with maximum points. An entertaining encounter should be on the cards, but with little to separate these two teams, the spoils may be shared on this occasion.
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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 41.02%. A win for Blackpool had a probability of 34.5% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.13%) and 2-0 (6.28%). The likeliest Blackpool win was 1-2 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.