Clermont are in a good run of form in Ligue 1, and a home tie with Angers is the perfect opportunity for the hosts to further cement their top-half charge in the closing stages of the season.
Angers have pulled off some impressive results over the past fortnight, but we envisage their brief unbeaten spell coming to an end on Sunday afternoon.
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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 Clermont win with a probability of 44.37%. A win for Angers had a probability of 29.28% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Clermont win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.95%) and 2-0 (8.07%). The likeliest Angers win was 0-1 (8.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Clermont would win this match.
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