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Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-31 16:00 UTC

TroyesTeam strength 1521.1 · projected league finish #17
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Troyes
single most likely score: 11 (13.3%)
Le MansTeam strength 1492.4 · projected league finish #18
Troyes wins 44.8%Draw — neither team wins 27.9%Le Mans wins 27.3%Average simulated goals 1.581.20

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

Why does Troyes have the highest number? Troyes currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Troyes playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.58for Troyes and 1.20 for Le Mans. That makes Troyes the highest of the three result estimates at 44.8%. For the full league season, Troyes is projected to earn about 31points and Le Mans about 28. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Troyes a 44.8% chance of beating Le Mans at home in the Ligue 1 on 2026-10-31, with 27.9% for the draw and 27.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.581.20; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.0% 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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07.75.94.41.80.50.2
18.313.37.02.80.80.2
27.89.35.62.20.70.2
34.14.92.91.20.40.1
41.61.91.20.50.10.0
5+0.70.80.50.20.10.0

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 13.3%21 9.3%10 8.3%20 7.8%00 7.7%12 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Troyes avoids defeat72.7%
Le Mans avoids defeat55.2%
Troyes allows no goals30.2%
Le Mans allows no goals20.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Troyes3165.9%
Le Mans2879.8%

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