Both teams are fighting for their survival this season, and every point is going to matter during the final stretch should they want to avoid relegation.
However, in recent times the hosts have been the stronger outfit, and they will be hoping to get back on track this weekend.
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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 Saint-Etienne win with a probability of 41.94%. A win for Metz had a probability of 31.14% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Saint-Etienne win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (7.67%). The likeliest Metz win was 0-1 (9.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.76%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Saint-Etienne in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Saint-Etienne.
