Golden Lion have yet to face a test quite like Lille, who are superior to them on paper in probably every respect imaginable.
While matches are not played on paper, it is hard to envision the club from Martinique threatening a side as well-disciplined defensively and with as much depth as Les Dogues.
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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 Lille win with a probability of 91.21%. A draw had a probability of 6.2% and a win for Golden Lion had a probability of 2.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (10.55%) and 2-0 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.84%), while for a Golden Lion win it was 1-2 (0.87%). The actual scoreline of 12-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lille would win this match.