Mansfield Town and Northampton Town have enjoyed a solid first half of the season and both sit in the upper echelons of the table. While the hosts will be looking to extend their recent dominance in this fixture, the Cobblers have put together a fine run of form away from home.
With that said, we anticipate a close contest on Monday with Northampton Town claiming a slender victory.
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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 48.72%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 24.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.85%) and 2-1 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.61%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 0-1 (8.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood.
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