Given that Monaco have scored at least three goals in each of their four matches this term, we expect Hutter's men to notch another high-scoring victory over Lorient, who have struggled for consistency during the early stages of the season.
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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 Monaco win with a probability of 52.33%. A win for Lorient had a probability of 24.34% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Monaco win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.61%) and 0-2 (8.55%). The likeliest Lorient win was 2-1 (6.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.