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 Marseille win with a probability of 52.02%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Brest had a probability of 22.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.82%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.9%), while for a Brest win it was 0-1 (7.47%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Marseille would win this match.