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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 16 · 2027-01-16 16:00 UTC · Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
Lyon
LorientThese 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 1.74for Lyon and 1.04 for Lorient. That makes Lyon the highest of the three result estimates at 52.5%. For the full league season, Lyon is projected to earn about 55points and Lorient about 44. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Lyon a 52.5% chance of beating Lorient at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-01-16, with 26.5% for the draw and 21.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (12.7%), with average simulated goals of 1.74–1.04; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.7% 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 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 1 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 1.1 | 1.2 | 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 | 54.7% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 78.0% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Lyon avoids defeat | 79.0% | |
| Lorient avoids defeat | 47.5% | |
| Lyon allows no goals | 35.4% | |
| Lorient allows no goals | 17.5% |
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