EFL Cup | First Round
Aug 29, 2020 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
Preston4 - 0Mansfield
The Match
Match Report
Tom Barkhuizen scored the opening goal for the Championship club.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's EFL Cup first-round clash between Preston North End and Mansfield Town, including team news and predicted lineups.
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 Preston North End win with a probability of 44.8%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 30.02% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.16%) and 2-0 (7.56%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 0-1 (7.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.92%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Preston North End | Draw | Mansfield Town |
| 44.8% | 25.18% | 30.02% |
| Both teams to score 55.1% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
