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 Lorient win with a probability of 39.84%. A win for Bordeaux had a probability of 32.79% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lorient win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Bordeaux win was 0-1 (10.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.95%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lorient would win this match.