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 82.63%. A draw had a probability of 11.7% and a win for Newcastle United Under-21s had a probability of 5.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.76%) and 1-0 (8.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.54%), while for a Newcastle United Under-21s win it was 0-1 (1.94%). The actual scoreline of 6-3 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.