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.