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 Marseille win with a probability of 43.06%. A win for Lyon had a probability of 32.87% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 2-1 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.98%) and 2-0 (6.47%). The likeliest Lyon win was 1-2 (7.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Marseille would win this match.