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 Lille win with a probability of 44.2%. A draw had a probability of 28.4% and a win for Metz had a probability of 27.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.87%) and 1-2 (8.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.06%), while for a Metz win it was 1-0 (10.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lille would win this match.