All things considered, this should prove to be a competitive tie, particularly with Everton's youngsters having shown their potential with a couple of big results in recent matches. While Mansfield will look to impose a certain level of physicality, we feel that the young Toffees could edge a close game. 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 Mansfield Town win with a probability of 88.17%. A draw had a probability of 8.3% and a win for Everton Under-21s had a probability of 3.56%.

The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-3 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.84%) and 0-4 (10.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.89%), while for a Everton Under-21s win it was 2-1 (1.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Everton Under-21s in this match.

Result
Everton Under-21s	Draw	Mansfield Town
3.56% ( 1.08)	8.26% ( 1.19)	88.17% ( -2.27)

Both teams to score 43.46% (

6.95)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

75.32% (

1.13)

24.67% (

-1.14)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

55.5% (

1.47)

44.49% (

-1.48)

Everton Under-21s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

45.05% (

7.28)

54.94% (

-7.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

12.15% (

3.89)

87.85% (

-3.9)

Mansfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

96.46% (

-0.18)

3.53% (

0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

84.65% (

-0.59)

15.34% (

0.58)

Score Analysis

Everton Under-21s 3.56%

Mansfield Town 88.15%

Draw 8.26%

Everton Under-21s	Draw	Mansfield Town
2-1 @ 1.16% ( 0.37) 1-0 @ 1.16% ( 0.17) Other @ 1.23% Total : 3.56%	1-1 @ 3.89% ( 0.52) 2-2 @ 1.95% ( 0.59) 0-0 @ 1.94% ( -0.15) Other @ 0.49% Total : 8.26%	0-3 @ 12.08% ( -1.53) 0-2 @ 10.84% ( -1.19) 0-4 @ 10.1% ( -1.44) 1-3 @ 7.24% ( 0.78) 0-5 @ 6.76% ( -1.08) 1-2 @ 6.5% ( 0.79) 0-1 @ 6.49% ( -0.6) 1-4 @ 6.05% ( 0.57) 1-5 @ 4.05% ( 0.33) 0-6 @ 3.76% ( -0.67) 1-6 @ 2.25% ( 0.15) 2-3 @ 2.17% ( 0.64) 2-4 @ 1.81% ( 0.51) 0-7 @ 1.8% ( -0.35) 2-5 @ 1.21% ( 0.33) 1-7 @ 1.08% ( 0.06) Other @ 3.98% Total : 88.15%