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 Cambridge United win with a probability of 39.72%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 32.69% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cambridge United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7.35%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 0-1 (10.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.
