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 45.38%. A win for Colchester United had a probability of 29.33% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.19%) and 0-2 (7.79%). The likeliest Colchester United win was 1-0 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12% likelihood.