Both sides have dependable attacking threats who know how to find the back of the net, though they have each looked susceptible along the back end, which is why we project an entertaining stalemate 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 Lille win with a probability of 49.46%. A win for Monaco had a probability of 27.62% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.95%) and 2-0 (7.24%). The likeliest Monaco win was 1-2 (6.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lille would win this match.