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 Lorient win with a probability of 42.62%. A win for Metz had a probability of 30.14% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lorient win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Metz win was 0-1 (9.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lorient would win this match.
