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 36.41%. A win for Bradford City had a probability of 36.18% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.93%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Bradford City win was 1-0 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.