Scoreo

Barrow vs Mansfield TownLeague Two 2018

Barrow
Barrow
FT
13
HT: 12
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
J. Jones 17'
J. Bowery 68'
R. Oates 1'
1/22/2022League TwoLeague Two · Round 28The Dunes Hotel Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 138+ matches

Barrow36%
×Draw28%
Mansfield Town36%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Barrow
1.18
Mansfield Town
1.19

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 138 home / 141 away

creates per match

Barrow
1.20
Mansfield Town
1.25

allows per match

Barrow
1.12
Mansfield Town
1.16

finishing

Barrow+0.00on par
Mansfield Town+0.00on par

Total goals

58%Under
  • Under58
  • Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barrow

Mansfield Town
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
68%32%2.5
42%58%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Barrow or draw
64%
Barrow or Mansfield Town
72%
Draw or Mansfield Town
64%

Winning margin

Barrow wins by 2+
15%
Mansfield Town wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Barrow 1+ goals
69%
Barrow 2+ goals
33%
Barrow 3+ goals
12%
Mansfield Town 1+ goals
70%
Mansfield Town 2+ goals
33%
Mansfield Town 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Barrow (draw refunded)
50%
Mansfield Town (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Barrow at homecreates 1.20, concedes 1.12 · 138 matches

Mansfield Town awaycreates 1.25, concedes 1.16 · 141 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Barrow attack 1.20 + Mansfield Town defence 1.16 → ÷2 → 1.18

Mansfield Town attack 1.25 + Barrow defence 1.12 → ÷2 → 1.19

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 36%?"

Barrow scores more
36%
level
28%
Mansfield Town scores more
36%

Barrow at 36% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 36% does not mean "Barrow will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

16
S. QuinnMansfield TownMansfield Town · M
7.9

Possession

65%Barrow

Shots

9Barrow

Pass accuracy

57%Barrow

Statistics

BarrowMansfield
Overview
65%Possession35%
9Total Shots10
7Corners8
10Fouls10
Shots
9Total Shots10
2On Target6
4Off Target3
3Blocked1
6Inside Box9
3Outside Box1
Passing
65%Possession35%
471Total Passes249
380Accurate Passes150
81%Pass Accuracy60%
Goalkeeping
3Saves1
Discipline
10Fouls10
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards1
0Offsides1

Barrow 1 – 3 Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town beat Barrow 3-1 in League Two on January 22, 2022.

Goals: R. Oates (1'), J. Jones (17'), S. McLaughlin (25'), J. Bowery (68').

Barrow controlled possession (65%) and registered 9 shots to 10.

The match was played at The Dunes Hotel Stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.