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 46.29%. A win for Southend United had a probability of 27.44% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (8.59%). The likeliest Southend United win was 1-0 (8.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Mansfield Town in this match.
