Keeping out the Coupe de France winners was a notable feat for Angers, who will be desperate to prove that their away-day frailties are a thing of the past this weekend.
A trip to a leaky Auxerre side is certainly the perfect place to do that, and with Boufal and Bentaleb both back in the fold and raring to go, Les Scoistes should do enough to get over the line.
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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 Auxerre win with a probability of 59.44%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Angers had a probability of 17.59%.
The most likely scoreline for an Auxerre win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.4%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.89%), while for an Angers win it was 0-1 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.