A Montpellier side without their main goal threat attempting to break down a Nice backline seeking their fifth consecutive clean sheet surely only spells one result on Saturday.
While La Paillade go through a sticky patch, Nice have been nothing if not resilient despite failing to blow their opponents away, so a straightforward Aiglons success is the only result we can picture.
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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 Montpellier HSC win with a probability of 37.9%. A win for Nice had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Montpellier HSC win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.32%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Nice win was 0-1 (9.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.
