| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | Lens | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Montpellier HSC | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Rennes | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | Lorient | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Lille | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 6 | -4 | 7 |
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 40.84%. A win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 32.67% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lille win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.21%). The likeliest Montpellier HSC win was 1-0 (9.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.59%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lille would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Montpellier HSC | Draw | Lille |
| 32.67% ( | 26.49% ( | 40.84% ( |
| Both teams to score 51.98% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 47.23% ( | 52.77% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 25.6% ( | 74.4% ( |
| Montpellier HSC Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 69.73% ( | 30.27% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 33.55% ( | 66.44% ( |
| Lille Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 74.55% ( | 25.45% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | |
| 39.72% ( | 60.28% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Montpellier HSC | Draw | Lille |
| 1-0 @ 9.21% ( 2-1 @ 7.53% ( 2-0 @ 5.5% ( 3-1 @ 3% ( 3-0 @ 2.19% ( 3-2 @ 2.05% ( Other @ 3.2% Total : 32.67% | 1-1 @ 12.59% ( 0-0 @ 7.71% ( 2-2 @ 5.15% ( 3-3 @ 0.94% ( Other @ 0.1% Total : 26.48% | 0-1 @ 10.54% ( 1-2 @ 8.62% ( 0-2 @ 7.21% ( 1-3 @ 3.93% ( 0-3 @ 3.29% ( 2-3 @ 2.35% ( 1-4 @ 1.35% ( 0-4 @ 1.13% ( Other @ 2.42% Total : 40.83% |