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Le Mans – Olympique Lyonnais

Le Mans 9th in Ligue 1 Home 1.31 projected goals by the model
Olympique Lyonnais 2nd in Ligue 1 Away 1.34 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.31 1.34
Le Mans Olympique Lyonnais
Le Mans
34%
Draw
31%
Olympique Lyonnais
35%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Le Mans Draw Olympique Lyonnais
Fair odds 2.93 3.26 2.84
Total goals
2.65
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 5 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

35% Olympique Lyonnais to win

Attack
8th vs 11th
Olympique Lyonnais attack v Le Mans defence
Defence
6th vs 9th
Olympique Lyonnais defence v Le Mans attack
Recent xG form
+0.58 vs -0.21
xGD per match, last 5
Projected goals
1.31 – 1.34
Le Mans v Olympique Lyonnais

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 5 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Le Mans and Olympique Lyonnais compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Le Mans Olympique Lyonnais
xG / match 1.70 · 8th (better) 1.79 · 6th
xGA / match 1.91 · 12th (better) 1.17 · 3rd
xGD / match -0.21 · joint 9th (better) +0.62 · 4th
xPts / match 1.27 · 9th (better) 1.81 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.21 (better) +0.58

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Olympique Lyonnais clean sheet
24%
Olympique Lyonnais 2+ goals
39%
Under 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.5%
1:2
9.6%
2:1
9.4%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Le Mans sample
5 matches
Olympique Lyonnais sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Le Mans
3 matches
Away xG sample · Olympique Lyonnais
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • Le Mans has only 5 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.