Given that Reims enjoyed plenty of success at the Stade Auguste-Delaune last term - losing just five of their 19 home league games - we expect Will Still's side to claim all three points 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 Reims win with a probability of 45.5%. A win for Clermont had a probability of 28.79% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest Clermont win was 0-1 (8.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reims would win this match.