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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-31 16:00 UTC · Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon

LyonTeam strength 1731.6 · projected league finish #4
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lyon
single most likely score: 20 (12.1%)
AngersTeam strength 1547.5 · projected league finish #16
Lyon wins 63.4%Draw — neither team wins 23.4%Angers wins 13.3%Average simulated goals 1.970.81

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

Why does Lyon have the highest number? Lyon currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Lyon playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.97for Lyon and 0.81 for Angers. That makes Lyon the highest of the three result estimates at 63.4%. For the full league season, Lyon is projected to earn about 55points and Angers about 34. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lyon a 63.4% chance of beating Angers at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-10-31, with 23.4% for the draw and 13.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (12.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.970.81; the chance of both teams scoring is 49.0% 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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07.53.72.00.50.10.0
110.911.24.01.10.20.0
212.19.83.91.10.20.0
37.96.42.60.70.10.0
43.93.21.30.30.10.0
5+2.21.80.70.20.00.0

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 12.1%11 11.2%10 10.9%21 9.8%30 7.9%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score49.0%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lyon avoids defeat86.7%
Angers avoids defeat36.6%
Lyon allows no goals44.6%
Angers allows no goals13.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lyon550.4%40.7%0.3%
Angers340.1%48.6%

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