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 64.07%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Walsall had a probability of 14.84%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.04%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.01%), while for a Walsall win it was 0-1 (5.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Mansfield Town in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Mansfield Town.