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 Sochaux win with a probability of 58.66%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Annecy had a probability of 18.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sochaux win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.11%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for an Annecy win it was 0-1 (6.17%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sochaux would win this match.