We said: Nantes 1-1 Qarabag FK
Qarabag have certainly been the more impressive of the two sides in the group stage thus far, but we do not see them picking up all three points in France, instead opting for a low-scoring draw.
The hosts are far from their best this season and we do not anticipate them having enough to better the Azerbaijani champions and keep the fight for second place alive.
Read more.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 Nantes win with a probability of 56.34%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for Qarabag FK had a probability of 21.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nantes win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.57%), while for a Qarabag FK win it was 0-1 (5.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nantes would win this match.