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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 17 · 2027-01-23 16:00 UTC · Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans

Le MansTeam strength 1492.4 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Angers
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
AngersTeam strength 1547.5 · projected league finish #16
Le Mans wins 35.0%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Angers wins 36.5%Average simulated goals 1.371.41

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

Why does Angers have the highest number? Angers currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Le Mans playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.37for Le Mans and 1.41 for Angers. That makes Angers the highest of the three result estimates at 36.5%. For the full league season, Le Mans is projected to earn about 28points and Angers about 34. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Le Mans a 35.0% chance of beating Angers at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-01-23, with 28.5% for the draw and 36.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.371.41; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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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07.87.26.12.91.00.4
17.013.58.44.01.40.5
25.98.25.82.71.00.3
32.73.82.71.20.40.2
40.91.30.90.40.20.1
5+0.30.50.30.20.10.0

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 13.5%12 8.4%21 8.2%00 7.8%01 7.2%10 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score58.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Le Mans avoids defeat63.5%
Angers avoids defeat65.0%
Le Mans allows no goals24.5%
Angers allows no goals25.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Le Mans2879.8%
Angers340.1%48.6%

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