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 Caen win with a probability of 44.76%. A win for Metz had a probability of 27.91% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Caen win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.73%) and 2-0 (8.62%). The likeliest Metz win was 0-1 (9.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Caen in this match.