Both teams have been in poor form in recent weeks, but Rennes have still managed to maintain their impressive home record, and so we expect them to run out comfortable winners on Sunday.
Clermont have really struggled to find the back of the net of late, and we cannot see this record changing against a side still in contention for the European places.
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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 Rennes win with a probability of 60.6%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Clermont had a probability of 17.49%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.88%) and 2-1 (9.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.41%), while for a Clermont win it was 0-1 (5.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Rennes in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Rennes.
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