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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 25 · 2027-03-20 16:00 UTC · Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

LensTeam strength 1767 · projected league finish #2
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lens
single most likely score: 11 (13.3%)
LilleTeam strength 1743.7 · projected league finish #3
Lens wins 44.2%Draw — neither team wins 28.0%Lille wins 27.9%Average simulated goals 1.571.21

These 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 1.57for Lens and 1.21 for Lille. That makes Lens the highest of the three result estimates at 44.2%. For the full league season, Lens is projected to earn about 59points and Lille about 56. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lens a 44.2% chance of beating Lille at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-03-20, with 28.0% for the draw and 27.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.571.21; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.1% 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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07.76.04.51.80.60.2
18.213.37.12.90.90.3
27.69.35.62.30.70.2
34.04.82.91.20.40.1
41.61.91.20.50.10.0
5+0.70.80.50.20.10.0

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 13.3%21 9.3%10 8.2%00 7.7%20 7.6%12 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.1%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lens avoids defeat72.1%
Lille avoids defeat55.8%
Lens allows no goals29.8%
Lille allows no goals20.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lens591.0%63.6%
Lille560.7%48.4%0.2%

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