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 Lille win with a probability of 65.68%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Auxerre had a probability of 15.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.63%) and 1-0 (8.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.6%), while for an Auxerre win it was 1-2 (4.37%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lille would win this match.