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 Auxerre win with a probability of 42.83%. A win for Nice had a probability of 29.48% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Auxerre win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.62%) and 2-0 (7.78%). The likeliest Nice win was 0-1 (8.91%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.