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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 1 · 2026-08-22 18:45 UTC · Allianz Riviera, Nice

NiceTeam strength 1582.4 · projected league finish #14
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Lorient
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
LorientTeam strength 1639.1 · projected league finish #10
Nice wins 34.9%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Lorient wins 36.7%Average simulated goals 1.371.41

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

Why does Lorient have the highest number? Lorient currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Nice playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.37for Nice and 1.41 for Lorient. That makes Lorient the highest of the three result estimates at 36.7%. For the full league season, Nice is projected to earn about 37points and Lorient about 44. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Nice a 34.9% chance of beating Lorient at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-08-22, with 28.5% for the draw and 36.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.371.41; 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.

Possible final scores
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07.87.26.22.91.00.4
16.913.58.44.01.40.5
25.88.25.82.71.00.3
32.73.82.61.20.40.2
40.91.30.90.40.20.1
5+0.30.50.30.10.10.0

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%12 8.4%21 8.2%00 7.8%01 7.2%10 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score58.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Nice avoids defeat63.3%
Lorient avoids defeat65.1%
Nice allows no goals24.4%
Lorient allows no goals25.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Nice370.7%28.1%
Lorient444.9%6.7%

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