The overall consistency and balance of Mansfield Town has us leaning towards them emerging victorious from what could be a close encounter.
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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 59.29%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 19.14%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.94%) and 2-0 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Grimsby Town win it was 1-2 (5.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.