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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 25 · 2027-03-20 16:00 UTC · Stade du Moustoir, Lorient
Lorient
NiceThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Lorient have the highest number? Lorient currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Lorient playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.65for Lorient and 1.13 for Nice. That makes Lorient the highest of the three result estimates at 48.2%. For the full league season, Lorient is projected to earn about 44points and Nice about 37. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Lorient a 48.2% chance of beating Nice at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-03-20, with 27.4% for the draw and 24.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.65–1.13; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.2% 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 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 2 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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 | 56.2% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 78.1% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Lorient avoids defeat | 75.6% | |
| Nice avoids defeat | 51.8% | |
| Lorient allows no goals | 32.4% | |
| Nice allows no goals | 19.1% |
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