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 Sochaux win with a probability of 43.63%. A win for Laval had a probability of 29.78% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sochaux win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.85%) and 0-2 (7.98%). The likeliest Laval win was 1-0 (9.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.