Ajaccio will certainly have renewed confidence from their win last week, but they take on a Reims side playing at the peak of their powers under Still, and given their tight defensive record and impressive showing at the other end of the pitch, we can only see the hosts extending their run and coming out on top.
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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 Reims win with a probability of 55.82%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Ajaccio had a probability of 20.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.21%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.22%), while for an Ajaccio win it was 0-1 (6.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Reims in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Reims.