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 Monaco win with a probability of 66.7%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 12.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Monaco win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.52%) and 2-1 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.71%), while for a Saint-Etienne win it was 0-1 (5.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Monaco would win this match.