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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 22 · 2027-02-27 16:00 UTC · Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans

Le MansTeam strength 1492.4 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Paris FC
single most likely score: 11 (13.2%)
Paris FCTeam strength 1629.3 · projected league finish #11
Le Mans wins 26.2%Draw — neither team wins 27.7%Paris FC wins 46.1%Average simulated goals 1.171.61

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

Why does Paris FC have the highest number? Paris FC 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 1.17for Le Mans and 1.61 for Paris FC. That makes Paris FC the highest of the three result estimates at 46.1%. For the full league season, Le Mans is projected to earn about 28points and Paris FC about 43. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Le Mans a 26.2% chance of beating Paris FC at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-02-27, with 27.7% for the draw and 46.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.2%), with average simulated goals of 1.171.61; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.7% 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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07.78.58.04.31.70.8
15.713.29.45.12.00.9
24.26.85.53.01.20.5
31.72.72.11.20.50.2
40.50.80.60.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.20.10.00.0

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 13.2%12 9.4%01 8.5%02 8.0%00 7.7%21 6.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Le Mans avoids defeat53.9%
Paris FC avoids defeat73.8%
Le Mans allows no goals20.0%
Paris FC allows no goals31.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Le Mans2879.8%
Paris FC433.4%10.2%

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