With two pragmatic sides who have enjoyed success at keeping things tight and frustrating opposition attackers, there is a high chance that they could cancel each other out here.
Remarkably, five of the last six head-to-heads between these two sides have ended 0-0, with just 19 goals in their last 16 meetings, and a repeat is very possible.
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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 46.06%. A win for Reims had a probability of 27.24% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.96%) and 2-0 (8.74%). The likeliest Reims win was 0-1 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nice would win this match.
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