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Ligue 110/26/2026, 07:30 PM

Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Lyonnais2 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Paris Saint Germain
2.54
Total xG
3.57
Olympique Lyonnais
1.04
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorParis Saint GermainOlympique Lyonnais
Attack strength (1.76x league average)+1.33
Small sample (2 matches), regression to mean−0.88
Defensive strength (1.1 conceded vs 1.6 league avg)−0.52
High-scoring league (3 goals/match)+0.49+0.49
Attack weakness (0.8x league average)−0.37
Small sample (3 matches), regression to mean+0.33
5 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (3.2 goals/match)+0.23
Rising form (3.2 vs 2.4 season average)+0.23
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.06
Marquinhos not in squad (3 goals, 0 assists)
Ousmane Dembélé not in squad (1 goals, 2 assists)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Pavel Sulc not in squad (1 goals, 3 assists)
Weak away record (1 vs 1.8 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Form: Paris Saint Germain won their last 5 matches, Olympique Lyonnais 3
  • Shots on target: Paris Saint Germain with 9.8 shots on target per match in recent games, Olympique Lyonnais with 4.8
  • Head-to-head: Paris Saint Germain won 3 of the 4 previous meetings against Olympique Lyonnais

Risks

  • Squad: Paris Saint Germain are missing players who scored 5 of the team's 14 league goals this season (36%)
  • Defense: Olympique Lyonnais conceded 0.67 goals per match away in the league this season in 3 matches

All probabilities

Result
Paris Saint Germain69%
Draw19%
Olympique Lyonnais13%
Double chance
Paris Saint Germain or draw88%
Olympique Lyonnais or draw31%
No draw81%
Goals
Over 1.588%
Under 1.512%
Over 2.569%
Under 2.531%
Over 3.548%
Under 3.552%
Both teams score
Yes60%
No40%

xG score

2:1
From xG 2.54 : 1.04, rounded up only from .99% probability

Other likely scores

3:1
8%
3:0
8%
4:1
5%
2:2
5%
2:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Paris Saint Germain: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. Paris Saint Germain: 3 comebacks in 4 games after trailing past minute 75 (5 points rescued)
  3. Paris Saint Germain: 8 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes

Lineups

Paris Saint Germain 4-3-3 · Olympique Lyonnais 4-3-3

Paris Saint Germain
  • 39 M. Safonov
  • 2 A. Hakimi Mouh
  • 6 I. Zabarnyi
  • 51 W. Pacho Tenorio
  • 33 W. Zaire Emery
  • 87 J. Gonçalves Neves
  • 17 V. Machado Ferreira
  • 8 F. Ruiz Peña
  • 11 M. Akliouche
  • 9 F. Torres García
  • 14 D. Doue
Olympique Lyonnais
  • 1 D. Greif
  • 13 Z. Athekame
  • 20 F. Bacher
  • 19 M. Niakhaté
  • 16 A. Da Silva Santos
  • 6 T. Tessmann
  • 23 T. Morton
  • 8 C. Tolisso
  • 7 E. Appiah Nuamah
  • 18 K. Merah
  • 24 J. Duranville
Substitutes
  • 27 P. Fernández Sarmiento
  • 47 Q. Ndjantou Mbitcha
  • 21 L. Hernández Pi
  • 24 S. Mayulu
  • 30 L. Chevalier
  • 4 L. Lopes Beraldo
  • 12 L. Digne
  • 22 M. Godts
  • 42 D. Boly
  • 85 N. Kamara
  • 22 C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
  • 21 R. Kluivert
  • 40 R. Descamps
  • 2 M. Bidstrup
  • 99 N. Teye Nartey
  • 44 A. Hamdani
  • 45 R. Himbert
  • 26 K. Boudache

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