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 Bordeaux win with a probability of 39.73%. A win for Reims had a probability of 30.82% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bordeaux win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.88%) and 2-1 (7.75%). The likeliest Reims win was 0-1 (11.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.37%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bordeaux would win this match.