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 Saint-Etienne win with a probability of 43.62%. A win for Nimes had a probability of 30.52% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saint-Etienne win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.98%) and 0-2 (7.62%). The likeliest Nimes win was 1-0 (8.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Saint-Etienne would win this match.