With goals not being either of these sides' strong point this season, it is difficult to see this being an open and entertaining encounter on Sunday.
Lorient are finishing the campaign strongly at home, and with the hosts requiring the points more desperately in these closing stages of the campaign, we can see them nicking a narrow victory to boost their survival hopes further.
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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 Lorient win with a probability of 46.52%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Reims had a probability of 26.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lorient win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.1%) and 2-1 (8.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.73%), while for a Reims win it was 0-1 (9.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.
