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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 30 · 2027-05-01 15:00 UTC · Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Lens
Le MansThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Lens have the highest number? Lens currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Lens playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.20for Lens and 0.58 for Le Mans. That makes Lens the highest of the three result estimates at 73.5%. For the full league season, Lens is projected to earn about 59points and Le Mans about 28. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Lens a 73.5% chance of beating Le Mans at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-01, with 19.1% for the draw and 7.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 2–0 (15.0%), with average simulated goals of 2.20–0.58; the chance of both teams scoring is 40.3% 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.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 15.0 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.
| Both teams to score | 40.3% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 77.6% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Lens avoids defeat | 92.7% | |
| Le Mans avoids defeat | 26.5% | |
| Lens allows no goals | 55.9% | |
| Le Mans allows no goals | 11.1% |
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