This may be Digard's first managerial taste of European football, but the prodigious coach has provided little evidence to suggest his methods will fail, giving Nice a great chance of coming away from this troubled area with a lead before Sheriff travel to the far more hospitable French Riviera next week.
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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 Sheriff Tiraspol win with a probability of 50.93%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Nice had a probability of 22.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheriff Tiraspol win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.15%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.29%), while for a Nice win it was 0-1 (8.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Nice in this match.
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