EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Hillsborough (Sheffield)

Sheff Weds
1 - 1
Mansfield

Musaba (28')
Bakinson (44'), Smith (87')

FT
(aet)

Oates (85')

Mansfield win 5-4 on penalties

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Mansfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Cardiff 2-1 Sheff Weds
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Mansfield Town

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Mansfield 3-2 Stockport
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

We say: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Mansfield Town

Sheffield Wednesday have not made the best of starts to the season, so the EFL Cup may be a welcome distraction, and we think they should be good enough to get the job done. Mansfield have started well in League Two, but their main aim will be promotion this season, so it is unclear how seriously they will take the EFL Cup, and Tuesday's game will be a tough test against Championship opposition. Read more.

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 40.74%. A win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 33.81% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.74%) and 0-2 (6.73%). The likeliest Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.04%).

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Mansfield Town
33.81% ( 0.1)	25.45% ( -0.02)	40.74% ( -0.07)

Both teams to score 55.71% (

0.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.89% (

0.13)

48.11% (

-0.12)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.73% (

0.12)

70.27% (

-0.11)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.74% (

0.12)

27.26% (

-0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.31% (

0.16)

62.69% (

-0.16)

Mansfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.58% (

0.02)

23.42% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.59% (

0.03)

57.41% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 33.81%

Mansfield Town 40.74%

Draw 25.45%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Mansfield Town
1-0 @ 8.3% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 7.83% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 5.39% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 3.39% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 2.46% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 2.34% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.1% ( 0.01) Other @ 3% Total : 33.81%	1-1 @ 12.04% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.38% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 5.68% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.19% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.45%	0-1 @ 9.27% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 8.74% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 6.73% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 4.23% ( -0) 0-3 @ 3.26% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.75% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.54% 0-4 @ 1.18% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1% ( 0) Other @ 2.06% Total : 40.74%