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 Reims win with a probability of 36.73%. A win for Nantes had a probability of 33.85% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.46%) and 0-2 (7.08%). The likeliest Nantes win was 1-0 (12.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reims would win this match.