Strasbourg have turned a corner in recent weeks and will be confident of coming out on top this weekend. We are tipping the away side to edge out their hosts and make it through to the Coupe de France last 16.
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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 Strasbourg win with a probability of 42.02%. A win for Clermont had a probability of 32.15% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Strasbourg win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.84%) and 0-2 (7.2%). The likeliest Clermont win was 1-0 (8.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Strasbourg would win this match.