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 Lorient win with a probability of 40.31%. A win for Dijon had a probability of 31% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lorient win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.03%) and 2-0 (7.84%). The likeliest Dijon win was 0-1 (10.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lorient would win this match.