There is little to separate these two teams and a tight affair could be in store this weekend, but Saint-Etienne have kept five clean sheets in their last seven meetings with Angers and we can see them edging this contest without reply.
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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 Angers win with a probability of 49.62%. A win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 25.79% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Angers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.53%) and 2-0 (8.61%). The likeliest Saint-Etienne win was 0-1 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Angers would win this match.