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 65.09%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Colchester United had a probability of 15.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.67%) and 1-0 (8.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.76%), while for a Colchester United win it was 1-2 (4.45%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.