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 Nimes win with a probability of 43.96%. A win for Dijon had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nimes win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.66%) and 2-0 (8.42%). The likeliest Dijon win was 0-1 (9.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nimes would win this match.