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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 31 · 2027-05-09 18:45 UTC · Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon

LyonTeam strength 1731.6 · projected league finish #4
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Paris SG
single most likely score: 11 (12.0%)
Paris SGTeam strength 1967.9 · projected league finish #1
Lyon wins 16.9%Draw — neither team wins 25.1%Paris SG wins 58.0%Average simulated goals 0.921.86

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 Lyon playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.92for Lyon and 1.86 for Paris SG. That makes Paris SG the highest of the three result estimates at 58.0%. For the full league season, Lyon is projected to earn about 55points and Paris SG about 81. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Lyon a 16.9% chance of beating Paris SG at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-09, with 25.1% for the draw and 58.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.0%), with average simulated goals of 0.921.86; the chance of both teams scoring is 52.2% 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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07.610.110.76.63.11.6
14.312.09.96.12.81.5
22.64.94.62.81.30.7
30.81.51.40.90.40.2
40.20.30.30.20.10.0
5+0.00.10.10.00.00.0

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
11 12.0%02 10.7%01 10.1%12 9.9%00 7.6%03 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score52.2%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Lyon avoids defeat42.0%
Paris SG avoids defeat83.1%
Lyon allows no goals15.6%
Paris SG allows no goals39.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Lyon550.4%40.7%0.3%
Paris SG8197.2%>99%

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