Coverage of the League Two clash between Mansfield Town and Colchester United.
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 51.57%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 23.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.59%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Colchester United win it was 0-1 (7.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.