Nice have had some tricky fixtures to open with and have done well to remain unbeaten so far.
However, their fans will want to see three points here, and they should be able to find it, especially given Strasbourg's troubles on the road and the recent off-field news regarding Bellegarde's exit.
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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 45.49%. A win for Strasbourg had a probability of 28.64% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (8.14%). The likeliest Strasbourg win was 0-1 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Nice would win this match.