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Mansfield Town vs CarlisleLeague Two 2018

Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
FT
22
HT: 00
Carlisle
Carlisle
N. Maynard 72', 58'
J. Kayode 90+3'
E. Watt 81'
2/1/2020League TwoLeague Two · Round 31One Call Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 115+ matches

Mansfield Town45%
×Draw26%
Carlisle29%
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.

Mansfield Town
1.48
Carlisle
1.15

Mansfield Town creates 29% more chances

Season form · 139 home / 115 away

creates per match

Mansfield Town
1.60
Carlisle
1.07

allows per match

Mansfield Town
1.22
Carlisle
1.35

finishing

Mansfield Town+0.00on par
Carlisle+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Mansfield Town

Carlisle
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
018%
025%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1112%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
219%
225%
232%
241%
3
304%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Mansfield Town or draw
71%
Mansfield Town or Carlisle
74%
Draw or Carlisle
55%

Winning margin

Mansfield Town wins by 2+
22%
Carlisle wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Mansfield Town 1+ goals
77%
Mansfield Town 2+ goals
43%
Mansfield Town 3+ goals
19%
Carlisle 1+ goals
68%
Carlisle 2+ goals
32%
Carlisle 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Mansfield Town (draw refunded)
60%
Carlisle (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
40%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Mansfield Town at homecreates 1.60, concedes 1.22 · 139 matches

Carlisle awaycreates 1.07, concedes 1.35 · 115 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Mansfield Town attack 1.60 + Carlisle defence 1.35 → ÷2 → 1.48

Carlisle attack 1.07 + Mansfield Town defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.15

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 45%?"

Mansfield Town scores more
45%
level
26%
Carlisle scores more
29%

Mansfield Town at 45% 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 45% does not mean "Mansfield Town 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

11
N. MaynardMansfield TownMansfield Town · F
8.1

Possession

45%Mansfield

Shots

7Mansfield

Pass accuracy

45%Mansfield

Statistics

MansfieldCarlisle
Overview
45%Possession55%
7Total Shots14
4Corners7
8Fouls10
Shots
7Total Shots14
3On Target5
4Off Target3
0Blocked6
3Inside Box5
4Outside Box9
Passing
45%Possession55%
258Total Passes314
109Accurate Passes161
42%Pass Accuracy51%
Goalkeeping
3Saves1
Discipline
8Fouls10
0Yellow Cards2
3Offsides0

Match Recap: Mansfield Town vs Carlisle

Mansfield Town and Carlisle drew 2-2 in League Two on February 1, 2020.

Goals: N. Maynard (58', 72'), E. Watt (81'), J. Kayode (90+3').

Carlisle controlled possession (55%) and registered 14 shots to 7.

The match was played at One Call Stadium in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.