We said: Lorient 1-0 Angers
Knowing how poor these teams have played, not to mention the lengthy pause in between their previous matches, it could take a while for each side to get into match form, but Lorient could be due for a win as they played much more inspiring football in their last fixture even if it was not a victory.
Angers seem to struggle against the weaker sides in the French top flight, failing to win four fixtures against teams seeded in 15th place or lower.
Read more.Data Analysis
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 Lorient win with a probability of 38.88%. A win for Angers had a probability of 33.53% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lorient win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.19%) and 2-0 (7.14%). The likeliest Angers win was 0-1 (10.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9% likelihood.
