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 61.86%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Lorient had a probability of 18.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9%) and 1-0 (8.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.08%), while for a Lorient win it was 1-2 (4.97%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lyon would win this match.