Nice need to turn their form around if they wish to climb back into the European positions before the end of the season, with Sunday's clash no doubt the perfect opportunity in their minds to amend the wrongs of previous weeks.
Troyes will be no pushovers for Nice, with this weekend's meeting likely to end in a score draw.
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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 56.14%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Troyes had a probability of 20.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.57%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.32%), while for a Troyes win it was 0-1 (6.61%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nice would win this match.
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