The two sides come into this game in completely opposing form, with Barrow picking up the second-fewest points of any team in the division over the past six fixtures, while Mansfield have picked up four wins from their last four.
Because of that, we believe that Mansfield will continue their excellent run ahead of their return to League One next season with a victory here, placing Barrow's own playoff hopes in serious jeopardy.
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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 43.08%. A win for Barrow had a probability of 30.87% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.91%) and 0-2 (7.57%). The likeliest Barrow win was 1-0 (8.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood.