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 53.39%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Southend United had a probability of 21.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.41%) and 2-1 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Southend United win it was 0-1 (7.48%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.