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 41.66%. A win for Lorient had a probability of 32.29% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Metz win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.77%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Lorient win was 1-0 (8.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.38%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Metz would win this match.