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Peterborough vs Mansfield Town Prediction— England - League One

Matchday 2 ·Saturday, August 22, 2026, 14:00

Peterborough logo
Peterborough
PPG 1.37 · HOME
LAST 5
LWLD ·
2 – 1
FULL TIME
Mansfield Town logo
Mansfield Town
PPG 1.37 · AWAY
LAST 5
WLW ··

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-08.3%0-110.0%0-26.0%0-32.4%0-4+0.9%1 1-010.7%1-112.8%1-27.7%1-33.1%1-4+1.2%2 2-06.9%2-18.3%2-25.0%2-32.0%2-4+0.8%3 3-02.9%3-13.5%3-22.1%3-30.9%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-01.3%4+-11.5%4+-20.9%4+-30.4%4+-4+0.1%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 35.9% 37.3% 2.68 -3.8%
Draw 28.6% 27.8% 3.60 +1.8%
Away win 35.5% 41.7% 2.40 -14.8%
Over 2.5 46.9% 60.6% 1.65 -22.6%
Over 3.5 28.1% 38.5% 2.60 -16.2%
BTTS 49.1% 66.7% 1.50 -26.4%
Home O1.5 37.8% 46.5% 2.15 -18.7%
Away O1.5 37.1% 50.0% 2.00 -25.8%

League track record

Based on 65 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 37%
O2.5 48%
BTTS 46%
Score Hit 35%
ROI -49.2%
Bet Hit 30%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 2 24%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 2-1
xG (home)1.3 xG (away)1.2 BTTS prob49.1%

D 29% / xG 1.3-1.2 / O2.5 47% / NoBTTS 49%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.8%
#2 0–0 8.3%
#3 0–1 10.0%
#4 1–0 10.7%
#5 1–2 7.7%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Peterborough1.3
Mansfield Town1.2

COMBINED 2.5 xG → O2.5 PROB 46.9% · O3.5 PROB 28.1%

Form & verdict PPG

PETERBOROUGH · PPG 1.37

MANSFIELD TOWN · PPG 1.37

⚖ HIGH DRAW RISK - evenly matched, low-scoring expected | No clear value
65%
HIGH_DRAW_RISK

xG gap +0.08, combined xG 2.49 - evenly matched, low-scoring, elevated Draw risk

Win probability 1X2

Peterborough (H) 35.9%
ODDS 2.68 · IMPLIED 37.3% EV -3.8%
Draw 28.6%
ODDS 3.60 · IMPLIED 27.8% EV +1.8%
Mansfield Town (A) 35.5%
ODDS 2.40 · IMPLIED 41.7% EV -14.8%

Season Statistics average per match · 3 matches · 2026

Peterborough ▾ lower is better Mansfield Town

Attack

12.3
Shots
16.3
4.3
Shots on target
4.7
3.3
Shots off target
7.0
4.7
Blocked shots
4.7
6.3
Shots inside box
12.3
6.0
Shots outside box
4.0
35.1%
Shooting accuracy
28.6%
15.4%
Goals per shot on target
57.1%
0.67
Goals
2.67
1.43
xG for
1.27

Defence

14.7
Shots faced
11.7
6.7
Shots on target faced
4.3
2.33
Goals conceded
1.67
1.86
xG against
1.30
3.7
Goalkeeper saves
2.7

Control

57.3%
Possession
43.7%
493
Passes
354
395
Accurate passes
262
80.2%
Pass accuracy
74.2%
4.7
Corners
4.7
4.3
Corners faced
4.7
2.3
Offsides
1.0

Discipline

10.3
Fouls
13.3
1.7
Yellow cards
2.7
0.33
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

Peterborough face Mansfield Town in England - League One on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Peterborough a 36% chance, the draw 29% and Mansfield Town 36%, so Peterborough are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.3 for Peterborough and 1.2 for Mansfield Town (2.5 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 47% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 49% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Peterborough are averaging 1.37 points per game versus 1.37 for Mansfield Town. This match finished 2-1.

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