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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-30 15:15 UTC · Roazhon Park, Rennes

RennesTeam strength 1716.1 · projected league finish #7
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Rennes
single most likely score: 20 (13.3%)
Le MansTeam strength 1492.4 · projected league finish #18
Rennes wins 67.9%Draw — neither team wins 21.6%Le Mans wins 10.4%Average simulated goals 2.070.71

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

Why does Rennes have the highest number? Rennes currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Rennes playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.07for Rennes and 0.71 for Le Mans. That makes Rennes the highest of the three result estimates at 67.9%. For the full league season, Rennes is projected to earn about 53points and Le Mans about 28. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Rennes a 67.9% chance of beating Le Mans at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-08-30, with 21.6% for the draw and 10.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 2.070.71; the chance of both teams scoring is 45.6% 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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07.43.21.60.40.10.0
111.710.33.20.80.10.0
213.39.43.30.80.10.0
39.26.52.30.50.10.0
44.83.41.20.30.10.0
5+2.92.10.70.20.00.0

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
20 13.3%10 11.7%11 10.3%21 9.4%30 9.2%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score45.6%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Rennes avoids defeat89.6%
Le Mans avoids defeat32.1%
Rennes allows no goals49.2%
Le Mans allows no goals12.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Rennes530.2%32.1%0.6%
Le Mans2879.8%

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