With nine points and 11 places separating these two sides heading into Wednesday's clash, Strasbourg are seemingly the strong favourites to come away with a victory.
Clermont are sure to put up a fight, though the visitors should do just enough to claim all three points at the Stade Gabriel Montpied.
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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 Clermont win with a probability of 39.44%. A win for Strasbourg had a probability of 33.39% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Clermont win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.14%). The likeliest Strasbourg win was 0-1 (9.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Strasbourg would win this match.
