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 Valenciennes win with a probability of 40.71%. A win for Niort had a probability of 30.05% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Valenciennes win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.1%) and 2-1 (7.9%). The likeliest Niort win was 0-1 (11.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.