Troyes have picked up a couple of respectable results in recent weeks for a much-needed injection of confidence, but facing a European-chasing Nantes side is a different kettle of fish to locking horns with basement boys Bordeaux.
Kombouare's side are steam-rolling their way past most who stand in their wake and know a thing or two about keeping clean sheets in this fixture, so we expect Les Canaris to keep the pressure on the top five with a professional performance and all three points.
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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 Troyes win with a probability of 39.99%. A win for Nantes had a probability of 31.58% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Troyes win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.08%) and 2-0 (7.68%). The likeliest Nantes win was 0-1 (10.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Troyes in this match.
