With the plethora of attacking talent on display here, we fully expect both teams to get themselves on the scoresheet. We are also tipping Nice to emerge triumphant, albeit by only a narrow margin.
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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 Bordeaux win with a probability of 41.37%. A win for Nice had a probability of 32.34% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bordeaux win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.71%) and 2-0 (7.26%). The likeliest Nice win was 0-1 (8.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Nice would win this match.