Auxerre have been a thorn in the side of Niort for years, and even though AJA are not in great form at the moment domestically, they have numerous quality individuals who have had success against Les Chamois, and we expect the visitors will be able to shut them down once 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 Auxerre win with a probability of 49.61%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Niort had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Auxerre win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.42%) and 0-2 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.02%), while for a Niort win it was 1-0 (7.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Auxerre would win this match.
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