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 54.43%. A win for Manchester City Under-21s had a probability of 22.94% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.33%) and 2-0 (8.69%). The likeliest Manchester City Under-21s win was 1-2 (5.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood.