EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 29, 2020 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
4 - 0
Mansfield

Barkhuizen (14'), Maguire (22'), Bauer (29'), Harrop (65')
Pearson (32'), (83')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Perch (24')

Graham Coughlan: 'We struggled against Preston North End'

North End were emphatic winners against their League Two opponents.

Aug 29, 19:35

The Match

Match Report

Tom Barkhuizen scored the opening goal for the Championship club.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's EFL Cup first-round clash between Preston North End and Mansfield Town, including team news and predicted lineups.

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 44.8%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 30.02% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.16%) and 2-0 (7.56%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 0-1 (7.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Mansfield Town
44.8%	25.18%	30.02%

Both teams to score 55.1%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.78%

48.22%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.63%

70.37%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.47%

21.53%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.4%

54.59%

Mansfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.22%

29.78%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.15%

65.85%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 44.8%

Mansfield Town 30.02%

Draw 25.17%

Preston North End	Draw	Mansfield Town
1-0 @ 9.85% 2-1 @ 9.16% 2-0 @ 7.56% 3-1 @ 4.69% 3-0 @ 3.87% 3-2 @ 2.84% 4-1 @ 1.8% 4-0 @ 1.49% 4-2 @ 1.09% Other @ 2.46% Total : 44.8%	1-1 @ 11.92% 0-0 @ 6.41% 2-2 @ 5.55% 3-3 @ 1.15% Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.17%	0-1 @ 7.77% 1-2 @ 7.22% 0-2 @ 4.7% 1-3 @ 2.92% 2-3 @ 2.24% 0-3 @ 1.9% Other @ 3.27% Total : 30.02%