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 43.2%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 29.47% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (8.17%). The likeliest Walsall win was 0-1 (9.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.