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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 11 · 2026-11-21 16:00 UTC · Stade du Moustoir, Lorient

LorientTeam strength 1639.1 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Rennes
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
RennesTeam strength 1716.1 · projected league finish #7
Lorient wins 32.6%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Rennes wins 39.0%Average simulated goals 1.321.46

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

Why does Rennes have the highest number? Rennes 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 1.32for Lorient and 1.46 for Rennes. That makes Rennes the highest of the three result estimates at 39.0%. For the full league season, Lorient is projected to earn about 44points and Rennes about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lorient a 32.6% chance of beating Rennes at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-11-21, with 28.4% for the draw and 39.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.321.46; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% 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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07.87.56.63.21.20.4
16.613.58.74.31.60.6
25.47.95.82.81.00.4
32.43.52.51.20.50.2
40.81.10.80.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.00.0

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
11 13.5%12 8.7%21 7.9%00 7.8%01 7.5%10 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.8%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lorient avoids defeat61.0%
Rennes avoids defeat67.4%
Lorient allows no goals23.2%
Rennes allows no goals26.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lorient444.9%6.7%
Rennes530.2%32.1%0.6%

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