With Lille and Clermont meeting in only three previous historical head-to-head encounters, with the former emerging victorious in the reverse fixture on December 28 - 2-1 - we predict both sides will cancel each other out in a highly-entertaining contest at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
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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 Lille win with a probability of 64.47%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Clermont had a probability of 14.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.13%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.95%), while for a Clermont win it was 0-1 (5.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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