The shackles are off for Montpellier as they look to finish the season on a high, so we expect the visitors to extend Nantes' winless run in 13 matches by notching a narrow victory at the Stade de la Beaujoire, piling more pressure on the relegation-threatened Canaries.
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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 Nantes win with a probability of 46.69%. A win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 28.15% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nantes win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (8.08%). The likeliest Montpellier HSC win was 0-1 (7.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Montpellier HSC would win this match.