We said: Nice 2-0 Angers
Angers have developed an affinity for finding the back of the net on the road, but their goalscoring exploits and hopes of victory will be slimmed if Boufal is indeed absent for the contest.
Nice can ill-afford any more dropped points if they are to remain in the driving seat for Champions League qualification, and we have faith in Galtier's crop to stand firm at the back and claim a morale-boosting three points through their abundance of attacking talent.
Read more.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 Nice win with a probability of 55.95%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Angers had a probability of 20.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.06%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.11%), while for an Angers win it was 0-1 (6.3%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Nice in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Nice.
