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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 34 · 2027-05-29 19:00 UTC · Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon

LyonTeam strength 1731.6 · projected league finish #4
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lyon
single most likely score: 11 (12.5%)
Paris FCTeam strength 1629.3 · projected league finish #11
Lyon wins 53.6%Draw — neither team wins 26.3%Paris FC wins 20.1%Average simulated goals 1.771.01

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 1.77for Lyon and 1.01 for Paris FC. That makes Lyon the highest of the three result estimates at 53.6%. For the full league season, Lyon is projected to earn about 55points and Paris FC about 43. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lyon a 53.6% chance of beating Paris FC at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-29, with 26.3% for the draw and 20.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.771.01; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.3% 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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07.64.83.21.10.30.1
19.512.55.61.90.50.1
29.79.85.01.70.40.1
35.75.82.91.00.30.1
42.52.61.30.40.10.0
5+1.21.30.60.20.10.0

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 12.5%21 9.8%20 9.7%10 9.5%00 7.6%31 5.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score54.3%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lyon avoids defeat79.9%
Paris FC avoids defeat46.4%
Lyon allows no goals36.3%
Paris FC allows no goals17.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lyon550.4%40.7%0.3%
Paris FC433.4%10.2%

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