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 Clermont win with a probability of 42.12%. A draw had a probability of 29.5% and a win for Niort had a probability of 28.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Clermont win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.58%) and 1-2 (7.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.27%), while for a Niort win it was 1-0 (11.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood.