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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 17 · 2027-01-23 16:00 UTC · Stade Pierre-Mauroy

LilleTeam strength 1743.7 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lille
single most likely score: 11 (12.4%)
Paris FCTeam strength 1629.3 · projected league finish #11
Lille wins 55.1%Draw — neither team wins 25.9%Paris FC wins 19.0%Average simulated goals 1.800.98

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 1.80for Lille and 0.98 for Paris FC. That makes Lille the highest of the three result estimates at 55.1%. For the full league season, Lille is projected to earn about 56points and Paris FC about 43. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lille a 55.1% chance of beating Paris FC at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-01-23, with 25.9% for the draw and 19.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.800.98; the chance of both teams scoring is 53.6% 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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07.64.73.01.00.20.1
19.712.45.41.80.40.1
210.09.84.81.60.40.1
36.05.92.91.00.20.1
42.72.71.30.40.10.0
5+1.41.30.70.20.10.0

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 12.4%20 10.0%21 9.8%10 9.7%00 7.6%30 6.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score53.6%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lille avoids defeat81.0%
Paris FC avoids defeat44.9%
Lille allows no goals37.4%
Paris FC allows no goals16.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lille560.7%48.4%0.2%
Paris FC433.4%10.2%

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