Clermont have been very impressive in their last two matches, so there is no reason why they should not be able to dispatch the team bottom of the table.
In their 10-game losing run, Angers have lost by a one-goal margin on seven occasions, so we expect this to be the case again on Sunday.
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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 Clermont win with a probability of 37.55%. A win for Angers had a probability of 34.58% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Clermont win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.97%) and 0-2 (6.91%). The likeliest Angers win was 1-0 (10.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Clermont would win this match.