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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 32 · 2027-05-16 15:00 UTC · Stade Pierre-Mauroy

LilleTeam strength 1743.7 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lille
single most likely score: 20 (12.4%)
AngersTeam strength 1547.5 · projected league finish #16
Lille wins 64.8%Draw — neither team wins 22.9%Angers wins 12.4%Average simulated goals 2.000.78

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

Why does Lille have the highest number? Lille currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Lille playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.00for Lille and 0.78 for Angers. That makes Lille the highest of the three result estimates at 64.8%. For the full league season, Lille is projected to earn about 56points and Angers about 34. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lille a 64.8% chance of beating Angers at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-16, with 22.9% for the draw and 12.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (12.4%), with average simulated goals of 2.000.78; the chance of both teams scoring is 48.0% 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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07.53.61.90.50.10.0
111.210.93.81.00.20.0
212.49.73.81.00.20.0
38.36.52.50.70.10.0
44.23.21.30.30.10.0
5+2.41.90.70.20.00.0

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
20 12.4%10 11.2%11 10.9%21 9.7%30 8.3%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score48.0%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lille avoids defeat87.6%
Angers avoids defeat35.2%
Lille allows no goals45.9%
Angers allows no goals13.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lille560.7%48.4%0.2%
Angers340.1%48.6%

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