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 Dunkerque win with a probability of 37.56%. A win for Laval had a probability of 34.39% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dunkerque win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.92%) and 0-2 (6.96%). The likeliest Laval win was 1-0 (10.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dunkerque would win this match.