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 Metz win with a probability of 41.62%. A win for Bastia had a probability of 30.72% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Metz win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Bastia win was 0-1 (10.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood.