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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC · Stade Jean Bouin, Paris

Paris FCTeam strength 1629.3 · projected league finish #11
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Paris FC
single most likely score: 11 (13.1%)
NiceTeam strength 1582.4 · projected league finish #14
Paris FC wins 47.0%Draw — neither team wins 27.6%Nice wins 25.4%Average simulated goals 1.631.15

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

Why does Paris FC have the highest number? Paris FC 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 1.63for Paris FC and 1.15 for Nice. That makes Paris FC the highest of the three result estimates at 47.0%. For the full league season, Paris FC is projected to earn about 43points and Nice about 37. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Paris FC a 47.0% chance of beating Nice at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-08-30, with 27.6% for the draw and 25.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.631.15; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.5% 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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07.75.64.11.60.50.1
18.613.16.72.60.70.2
28.29.55.52.10.60.2
34.55.13.01.10.30.1
41.82.11.20.50.10.0
5+0.80.90.50.20.10.0

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 13.1%21 9.5%10 8.6%20 8.2%00 7.7%12 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.5%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Paris FC avoids defeat74.6%
Nice avoids defeat53.0%
Paris FC allows no goals31.6%
Nice allows no goals19.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Paris FC433.4%10.2%
Nice370.7%28.1%

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