Rennes will be fully expectant on maintaining their charge for Europe by bouncing back with a win over the league's bottom club here.
Angers have shown signs of improvement recently, but they are unlikely to find the win that may be needed to delay the inevitable relegation confirmation.
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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 Rennes win with a probability of 68.19%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Angers had a probability of 12.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.33%) and 2-1 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.06%), while for an Angers win it was 0-1 (4.24%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rennes would win this match.
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