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 51.57%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 23.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.59%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Colchester United win it was 0-1 (7.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.
