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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 33 · 2027-05-22 15:00 UTC · Stade Jean Bouin, Paris

Paris FCTeam strength 1629.3 · projected league finish #11
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Marseille
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
MarseilleTeam strength 1716.7 · projected league finish #6
Paris FC wins 31.4%Draw — neither team wins 28.3%Marseille wins 40.2%Average simulated goals 1.291.49

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

Why does Marseille have the highest number? Marseille currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Paris FC playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.29for Paris FC and 1.49 for Marseille. That makes Marseille the highest of the three result estimates at 40.2%. For the full league season, Paris FC is projected to earn about 43points and Marseille about 53. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Paris FC a 31.4% chance of beating Marseille at home in the Ligue 1 on 2027-05-22, with 28.3% for the draw and 40.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.291.49; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.7% 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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07.77.76.93.41.30.5
16.513.58.94.41.60.6
25.27.75.72.81.10.4
32.23.32.51.20.50.2
40.71.10.80.40.10.1
5+0.20.40.30.10.00.0

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 13.5%12 8.9%00 7.7%21 7.7%01 7.7%02 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Paris FC avoids defeat59.8%
Marseille avoids defeat68.6%
Paris FC allows no goals22.6%
Marseille allows no goals27.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Paris FC433.4%10.2%
Marseille530.2%32.1%0.4%

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