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 Rennes win with a probability of 40.56%. A win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 33.77% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.71%) and 0-2 (6.79%). The likeliest Montpellier HSC win was 1-0 (8.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.