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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 30 · 2027-05-01 15:00 UTC

AuxerreTeam strength 1624.1 · projected league finish #12
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lyon
single most likely score: 11 (13.4%)
LyonTeam strength 1731.6 · projected league finish #4
Auxerre wins 29.3%Draw — neither team wins 28.1%Lyon wins 42.6%Average simulated goals 1.241.54

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

Why does Lyon have the highest number? Lyon currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Auxerre playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.24for Auxerre and 1.54 for Lyon. That makes Lyon the highest of the three result estimates at 42.6%. For the full league season, Auxerre is projected to earn about 42points and Lyon about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Auxerre a 29.3% chance of beating Lyon at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-01, with 28.1% for the draw and 42.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.241.54; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.4% 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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07.78.07.33.81.40.6
16.213.49.14.71.80.7
24.87.45.72.91.10.5
32.03.12.31.20.50.2
40.60.90.70.40.10.1
5+0.20.30.20.10.00.0

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 13.4%12 9.1%01 8.0%00 7.7%21 7.4%02 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.4%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Auxerre avoids defeat57.4%
Lyon avoids defeat70.7%
Auxerre allows no goals21.5%
Lyon allows no goals28.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Auxerre423.1%11.0%
Lyon550.4%40.7%0.3%

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