Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town: Result & Stats

Rochdale

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Mansfield Town

G. Maris 66'

11/12/2022

League Two · Round 18Crown Oil Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 56+ matches

Rochdale36%

×Draw27%

Mansfield Town37%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

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

RochdaleExpected goals in this matchMansfield Town

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.

1.27

1.29

Rochdale

1.27

Mansfield Town

1.29

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 56 home / 141 away

1.38

creates per match

1.25

1.32

allows per match

1.16

creates per match

Rochdale

1.38

Mansfield Town

1.25

allows per match

Rochdale

1.32

Mansfield Town

1.16

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Rochdale+0.00on par

Mansfield Town+0.00on par

Total goals

Under53
Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rochdale ↓

Mansfield Town →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–110%

0–26%

0–33%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–113%

1–28%

1–34%

1–41%

2

2–06%

2–18%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

47%53%3.5

25%75%4.5

12%88%

Double chance

Rochdale or draw

63%

Rochdale or Mansfield Town

73%

Draw or Mansfield Town

64%

Winning margin

Rochdale wins by 2+

16%

Mansfield Town wins by 2+

16%

Team goals

Rochdale 1+ goals

72%

Rochdale 2+ goals

36%

Rochdale 3+ goals

14%

Mansfield Town 1+ goals

72%

Mansfield Town 2+ goals

37%

Mansfield Town 3+ goals

14%

Draw no bet

Rochdale (draw refunded)

49%

Mansfield Town (draw refunded)

51%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

39%

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

Rochdale at home — creates 1.38, concedes 1.32 · 56 matches

Mansfield Town away — creates 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

Rochdale attack 1.38 + Mansfield Town defence 1.16 → ÷2 → 1.27

Mansfield Town attack 1.25 + Rochdale defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.29

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 37%?"

Rochdale scores more

36%

level

27%

Mansfield Town scores more

37%

Mansfield Town at 37% 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 37% 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

16

S. Quinn

Mansfield Town · M

7.9

Match Events

35'

52'

56'

62'

66'

68'

68'

K. Gordon← K. Wallace

69'

J. O'Toole← J. Perch

74'

R. Tulloch← J. Ball

74'

F. Seriki← J. Keohane

82'

85'

90+6'

90+5'

90'

O. Kelly← T. Sinclair

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

RochdaleMansfield

Overview

48%Possession52%

4Total Shots13

2Corners5

9Fouls14

Shots

4Total Shots13

1On Target3

0Off Target5

3Blocked5

2Inside Box9

2Outside Box4

Passing

48%Possession52%

361Total Passes397

257Accurate Passes295

71%Pass Accuracy74%

Goalkeeping

2Saves1

Discipline

9Fouls14

3Yellow Cards2

1Offsides0

League Two: Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town beat Rochdale 1-0 in League Two on November 12, 2022.

Goals: G. Maris (66').

Mansfield Town controlled possession (52%) and registered 13 shots to 4.

The match was played at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Rochdale vs Mansfield Town — League Two 2018

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Total goals

Both teams score

Player of the match

Match Events

Head to Head

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

League Two: Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town