Mansfield Town are the obvious favourites heading into this match, with their added quality and confidence likely helping them to edge this match.
While the hosts will no doubt look to cause problems, and their attacking style should lead to them having some chances, it should be the visitors who take all the points.
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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 Rochdale win with a probability of 37.38%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 35.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rochdale win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.19%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 0-1 (9.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Mansfield Town would win this match.
