We said: Chesterfield 2-0 Grimsby Town
As pitiful as Chesterfield's display against Accrington Stanley was at the weekend, Cook's men have otherwise proven to be near-unbeatable over the autumnal period and have already asserted their authority over Grimsby once this term.
With the Mariners also having nothing left to salvage in this season's competition, we have complete faith in the hosts to seal first place in comfortable fashion.
Read more.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 Chesterfield win with a probability of 52.8%. A win for Grimsby Town had a probability of 24.48% and a draw had a probability of 22.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chesterfield win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.8%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Grimsby Town win was 1-2 (6.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chesterfield would win this match.