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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 32 · 2027-05-16 15:00 UTC
Marseille
LensThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Lens have the highest number? Lens currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Marseille playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.39for Marseille and 1.39 for Lens. That makes Lens the highest of the three result estimates at 35.9%. For the full league season, Marseille is projected to earn about 53points and Lens about 59. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Marseille a 35.6% chance of beating Lens at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-16, with 28.5% for the draw and 35.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.39–1.39; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 1 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 2 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 5+ | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 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 | 58.0% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 78.1% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Marseille avoids defeat | 64.1% | |
| Lens avoids defeat | 64.4% | |
| Marseille allows no goals | 24.8% | |
| Lens allows no goals | 25.0% |
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