Both sides have the momentum of a win at the weekend to work with, but Nantes have home advantage and an impressive recent record against Les Pirates. Therefore, we are backing them to secure a spot in the quarter-finals, albeit by 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 Nantes win with a probability of 43.6%. A win for Brest had a probability of 30.68% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nantes win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9%) and 2-0 (7.54%). The likeliest Brest win was 0-1 (8.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nantes would win this match.
