Both sides have gradually improved in recent weeks, but we think Nice will have enough to edge this contest considering their current unbeaten run, and their position in the table.
The visitors have had more joy on their travels than on their own patch this season, but only three teams have conceded more goals than Brest, suggesting Laborde could expose their defence here.
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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 Nice win with a probability of 54.76%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Brest had a probability of 20.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nice win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.55%), while for a Brest win it was 0-1 (6.95%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Nice in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Nice.
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