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 Marseille win with a probability of 44.57%. A win for Rennes had a probability of 28.24% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.76%) and 2-0 (8.51%). The likeliest Rennes win was 0-1 (9.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Marseille would win this match.