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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 29 · 2027-04-24 15:00 UTC · Stade du Moustoir, Lorient

LorientTeam strength 1639.1 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Paris SG
single most likely score: 02 (13.5%)
Paris SGTeam strength 1967.9 · projected league finish #1
Lorient wins 9.9%Draw — neither team wins 21.3%Paris SG wins 68.8%Average simulated goals 0.692.09

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

Why does Paris SG have the highest number? Paris SG 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 0.69for Lorient and 2.09 for Paris SG. That makes Paris SG the highest of the three result estimates at 68.8%. For the full league season, Lorient is projected to earn about 44points and Paris SG about 81. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lorient a 9.9% chance of beating Paris SG at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-04-24, with 21.3% for the draw and 68.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 0.692.09; the chance of both teams scoring is 44.9% 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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07.411.813.59.44.93.1
13.110.19.46.53.42.1
21.53.13.22.31.20.7
30.30.70.70.50.30.2
40.10.10.10.10.00.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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
02 13.5%01 11.8%11 10.1%03 9.4%12 9.4%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score44.9%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lorient avoids defeat31.2%
Paris SG avoids defeat90.1%
Lorient allows no goals12.4%
Paris SG allows no goals50.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lorient444.9%6.7%
Paris SG8197.2%>99%

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