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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-30 18:45 UTC · Stade Louis II, Monaco

MonacoTeam strength 1717.5 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Monaco
single most likely score: 11 (13.4%)
MarseilleTeam strength 1716.7 · projected league finish #6
Monaco wins 41.5%Draw — neither team wins 28.2%Marseille wins 30.3%Average simulated goals 1.511.27

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

Why does Monaco have the highest number? Monaco 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 1.51for Monaco and 1.27 for Marseille. That makes Monaco the highest of the three result estimates at 41.5%. For the full league season, Monaco is projected to earn about 53points and Marseille about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Monaco a 41.5% chance of beating Marseille at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-08-30, with 28.2% for the draw and 30.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.511.27; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.6% 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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07.76.35.02.10.70.2
17.813.47.53.21.00.3
27.19.05.72.40.80.2
33.64.52.91.20.40.1
41.41.71.10.50.10.0
5+0.50.70.40.20.10.0

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 13.4%21 9.0%10 7.8%00 7.7%12 7.5%20 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.6%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Monaco avoids defeat69.7%
Marseille avoids defeat58.5%
Monaco allows no goals28.2%
Marseille allows no goals22.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Monaco530.2%31.8%0.5%
Marseille530.2%32.1%0.4%

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