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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 31 · 2027-05-08 15:00 UTC · Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

LensTeam strength 1767 · projected league finish #2
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lens
single most likely score: 11 (13.1%)
MonacoTeam strength 1717.5 · projected league finish #5
Lens wins 47.3%Draw — neither team wins 27.5%Monaco wins 25.2%Average simulated goals 1.641.15

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 1.64for Lens and 1.15 for Monaco. That makes Lens the highest of the three result estimates at 47.3%. For the full league season, Lens is projected to earn about 59points and Monaco about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lens a 47.3% chance of beating Monaco at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-08, with 27.5% for the draw and 25.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.641.15; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.4% 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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07.75.64.11.60.40.1
18.613.16.62.50.70.2
28.39.55.42.10.60.2
34.55.23.01.10.30.1
41.92.11.20.50.10.0
5+0.80.90.50.20.10.0

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 13.1%21 9.5%10 8.6%20 8.3%00 7.7%12 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.4%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lens avoids defeat74.8%
Monaco avoids defeat52.7%
Lens allows no goals31.8%
Monaco allows no goals19.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lens591.0%63.6%
Monaco530.2%31.8%0.5%

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