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Ligue 1 · Matchweek 12

Le Mans

LEM

Lille

LIL

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Le Mans29%
Draw25%
Lille46%

Expected goals

1.34 – 1.71

Over 2.5

58%

Both to score

61%

Fair handicap

0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1111.1%
  • 129.3%
  • 018.7%
  • 217.0%
  • 026.7%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

43%Possession45%
29%Territory31%
6%From set plays4%
0.21Chance quality0.13
7.4%Directness4.6%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Le Mans, 3 for Lille. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 25 of 36 matches, not the full season.