By now, the Nice players have a solid grasp on how Digard wants them to play, and their defensive prowess along with their consistency from one match to another has us tipping the scales in their favour this weekend.
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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 Nice win with a probability of 63.81%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Lorient had a probability of 15.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.69%) and 2-1 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.68%), while for a Lorient win it was 0-1 (4.73%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood.