Lyon have been in fine form this season and after winning three of their opening four games, we think that they will make light work of an Angers side who have lost their last three matches.
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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 Lyon win with a probability of 76.47%. A draw had a probability of 15% and a win for Angers had a probability of 8.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.42%) and 1-0 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.11%), while for an Angers win it was 0-1 (2.82%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lyon would win this match.