We said: Mansfield Town 1-2 Birmingham City
Despite being a newly-promoted side, Mansfield are set to pose a major threat on Saturday afternoon following their stellar start to the League One campaign.
Birmingham will dominate the ball at One Call Stadium and with Stansfield potentially returning to the XI, they should be able to record their third league success on the bounce.
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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 45%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 31.33% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.86%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 2-1 (7.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood.