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Friday, 09/10/2026 at 20:45

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Match preview · Ligue 1

RC Lens – Olympique Lyonnais

RC Lens 15th in Ligue 1 Home 1.74 projected goals by the model
Olympique Lyonnais 2nd in Ligue 1 Away 1.24 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Best odds updated 1 October, 10:23

What the model expects

expected goals
1.74 1.24
RC Lens Olympique Lyonnais
RC Lens
48%
Draw
28%
Olympique Lyonnais
25%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
RC Lens Draw Olympique Lyonnais
Fair odds 2.09 3.62 4.08
Total goals
2.97
Over 2.5 goals
59%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

The model sees an edge in 2 outcomes.

  • RC Lens

    Model
    47.8%
    Market, margin removed
    41.9%
    Probability gap
    +6.0 pp
    Edge
    +5.3%
    Fair odds
    2.09
    Market odds
    2.20 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    2.19
    Bookmaker margin
    8.5%
  • Draw

    Model
    27.6%
    Market, margin removed
    26.3%
    Probability gap
    +1.3 pp
    Edge
    −3.3%
    Fair odds
    3.62
    Market odds
    3.50 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.80
    Bookmaker margin
    8.5%
  • Olympique Lyonnais

    Model
    24.5%
    Market, margin removed
    31.8%
    Probability gap
    −7.2 pp
    Edge
    −28.8%
    Fair odds
    4.08
    Market odds
    2.90 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    4.28
    Bookmaker margin
    8.5%

Best opportunity

Olympique Lyonnais at most 1 goal

odds · Bet365 1.67 value +7.2%

Model 64.3% vs. bookmaker 55.7%, margin removed.

Markets 2 / 17

Match result

RC Lens to win model 47.8% · book 41.9% (no margin) +5.3% 2.20 fair 2.09
Worth playing

Measured model skill on this market: +7.19%.

Draw model 27.6% · book 26.3% (no margin) -3.3% 3.50 fair 3.62
Not worth it
Olympique Lyonnais to win model 24.5% · book 31.8% (no margin) -28.8% 2.90 fair 4.08
Stay away

Goals

Under 2.5 goals model 41.1% · book 39.8% (no margin) -2.3% 2.38 fair 2.43
Not worth it
Over 1.5 goals model 83.6% · book 81.1% (no margin) -2.5% 1.17 fair 1.20
Not worth it
Over 2.5 goals model 58.9% · book 60.2% (no margin) -7.5% 1.57 fair 1.70
Not worth it
Under 1.5 goals model 16.4% · book 18.9% (no margin) -17.9% 5.00 fair 6.09
Stay away

Both teams to score

Both teams to score model 64.1% · book 62.5% (no margin) -3.8% 1.50 fair 1.56
Not worth it
Both teams not to score model 35.9% · book 37.5% (no margin) -10.3% 2.50 fair 2.79
Stay away

Goals by team

Olympique Lyonnais at most 1 goal model 64.3% · book 55.7% (no margin) +7.2% 1.67 fair 1.56
Worth playing

Measured model skill on this market: +2.61%.

RC Lens to score model 84.7% · book 81.1% (no margin) -1.2% 1.17 fair 1.18
Not worth it
RC Lens 2+ goals model 53.6% · book 50.0% (no margin) -1.8% 1.83 fair 1.87
Not worth it
Olympique Lyonnais not to score model 26.1% · book 25.0% (no margin) -2.0% 3.75 fair 3.83
Not worth it
Olympique Lyonnais to score model 73.9% · book 75.0% (no margin) -7.7% 1.25 fair 1.35
Not worth it
RC Lens at most 1 goal model 46.4% · book 50.0% (no margin) -14.9% 1.83 fair 2.16
Stay away
RC Lens not to score model 15.3% · book 18.9% (no margin) -23.5% 5.00 fair 6.53
Stay away
Olympique Lyonnais 2+ goals model 35.7% · book 44.3% (no margin) -25.0% 2.10 fair 2.80
Stay away
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Skill is what a backtest measured each market at, over 7 competitions to 17/08/2026. Across every market at once it is +2.50%. Markets measured at nothing are ranked last and never recommended. How that is measured →

The model's case

Why the model leans RC Lens

48% RC Lens to win

Attack
2nd vs 6th
RC Lens attack v Olympique Lyonnais defence
Defence
8th vs 8th
RC Lens defence v Olympique Lyonnais attack
Recent xG form
+0.23 vs +0.58
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.74 – 1.24
RC Lens v Olympique Lyonnais
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

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

Overview: RC Lens and Olympique Lyonnais compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading RC Lens Olympique Lyonnais
xG / match (better) 2.27 · 2nd 1.79 · 6th
xGA / match 1.92 · 13th (better) 1.17 · 3rd
xGD / match +0.35 · 6th (better) +0.62 · 4th
xPts / match 1.49 · 6th (better) 1.81 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match +0.23 (better) +0.58

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.

RC Lens clean sheet
26%
RC Lens 2+ goals
54%
Under 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.4%
2:1
11.1%
1:2
7.6%
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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)
RC Lens sample
20 matches
Olympique Lyonnais sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · RC Lens
2 matches
Away xG sample · Olympique Lyonnais
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Odds updated
2 days ago · over a day old

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.