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Le Mans – Olympique de Marseille

Le Mans 9th in Ligue 1 Home 1.66 projected goals by the model
Olympique de Marseille 17th in Ligue 1 Away 1.49 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.66 1.49
Le Mans Olympique de Marseille
Le Mans
40%
Draw
28%
Olympique de Marseille
32%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Le Mans Draw Olympique de Marseille
Fair odds 2.49 3.62 3.09
Total goals
3.15
Over 2.5 goals
63%
Both teams to score
68%
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 leans Le Mans

40% Le Mans to win

Attack
9th vs 17th
Le Mans attack v Olympique de Marseille defence
Defence
11th vs 3rd
Le Mans defence v Olympique de Marseille attack
Recent xG form
-0.21 vs -0.52
xGD per match, last 5
Projected goals
1.66 – 1.49
Le Mans v Olympique de Marseille

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 de Marseille compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Le Mans Olympique de Marseille
xG / match (better) 1.70 · 8th 1.56 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 1.91 · 12th 2.28 · 18th
xGD / match (better) -0.21 · joint 9th -0.72 · 17th
xPts / match (better) 1.27 · 9th 1.09 · 14th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.21 -0.53

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Le Mans clean sheet
20%
Le Mans 2+ goals
51%
Under 2.5 goals
37%
Both teams to score: no
32%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.7%
2:1
10.0%
1:2
8.9%
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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 de Marseille sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Le Mans
3 matches
Away xG sample · Olympique de Marseille
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.