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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 23 · 2027-03-06 16:00 UTC · Stade Louis II, Monaco

MonacoTeam strength 1717.5 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Monaco
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
LyonTeam strength 1731.6 · projected league finish #4
Monaco wins 39.7%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Lyon wins 31.9%Average simulated goals 1.481.30

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

Why does Monaco have the highest number? Lyon currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Monaco playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.48for Monaco and 1.30 for Lyon. That makes Monaco the highest of the three result estimates at 39.7%. For the full league season, Monaco is projected to earn about 53points and Lyon about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Monaco a 39.7% chance of beating Lyon at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-03-06, with 28.4% for the draw and 31.9% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.481.30; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% 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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07.76.55.32.30.70.2
17.613.57.83.41.10.4
26.88.85.72.50.80.3
33.34.32.81.20.40.1
41.21.61.00.50.10.0
5+0.50.60.40.20.10.0

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 13.5%21 8.8%12 7.8%00 7.7%10 7.6%20 6.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.8%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Monaco avoids defeat68.1%
Lyon avoids defeat60.3%
Monaco allows no goals27.1%
Lyon allows no goals22.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Monaco530.2%31.8%0.5%
Lyon550.4%40.7%0.3%

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