Despite scoring four times in their previous encounter, Bordeaux might find it a lot more challenging to penetrate a team like Reims, who are not nearly as aggressive as Strasbourg, and do not allow a ton of space in behind them.
As poor as Les Girondins have been defensively this season, aside from Ekitike, Les rouges et blancs have had a hard time creating chances in the final third, let alone being able to put those opportunities away.
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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 56.16%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Bordeaux had a probability of 19.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.73%) and 2-1 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.38%), while for a Bordeaux win it was 0-1 (6.72%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reims would win this match.
