With both teams desperate for a long-awaited win, this game could easily go either way. Both sides' winless streaks going on courtesy of a draw is certainly not out of the question, but we are backing the hosts to use their experience to gain a crucial victory.
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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 38.75%. A win for Clermont had a probability of 34.29% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (6.9%). The likeliest Clermont win was 0-1 (9.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.8%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.6% 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.
