Overcoming Lyon is no mean feat, but a Strasbourg side who are yet to significantly upgrade their squad during the summer window are destined to fall short in the Principality.
Monaco's new-look backline could still offer their visitors a few opportunities to make the net bulge, but Hutter's attacking firepower will surely be too hot for Strasbourg to handle.
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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 45.25%. A win for Strasbourg had a probability of 30.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Monaco win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.09%) and 2-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Strasbourg win was 1-2 (7.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Monaco would win this match.
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