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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 3 · 2026-09-05 15:00 UTC · Stade Raymond-Kopa, Angers

AngersTeam strength 1547.5 · projected league finish #16
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Rennes
single most likely score: 11 (12.9%)
RennesTeam strength 1716.1 · projected league finish #7
Angers wins 23.0%Draw — neither team wins 27.1%Rennes wins 49.9%Average simulated goals 1.091.69

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Rennes have the highest number? Rennes currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Angers playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.09for Angers and 1.69 for Rennes. That makes Rennes the highest of the three result estimates at 49.9%. For the full league season, Angers is projected to earn about 34points and Rennes about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Angers a 23.0% chance of beating Rennes at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-09-05, with 27.1% for the draw and 49.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.091.69; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.6% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.79.08.95.02.11.0
15.312.99.75.42.31.1
23.76.25.33.01.30.6
31.32.31.91.10.50.2
40.40.60.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.10.10.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 12.9%12 9.7%01 9.0%02 8.9%00 7.7%21 6.2%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.6%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Angers avoids defeat50.1%
Rennes avoids defeat77.0%
Angers allows no goals18.4%
Rennes allows no goals33.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Angers340.1%48.6%
Rennes530.2%32.1%0.6%

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