Both sides have made themselves difficult to beat in recent weeks, but Lorient will be regarded as favourites for Sunday's encounter considering their bright start to the campaign and position in the table.
The hosts have impressed going forward of late, netting at least twice in six of their last seven matches, and they should have few problems in front of goal against Nice, who have kept just one clean sheet all season.
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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 Nice win with a probability of 38.61%. A win for Lorient had a probability of 33.53% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.09%) and 0-2 (7.16%). The likeliest Lorient win was 1-0 (10.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nice would win this match.
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