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Lens vs Monaco — Ligue 1 2018

Lens
Lens
FT
2 – 3
HT: 1 – 2
Monaco
Monaco
2/25/2024Ligue 1Ligue 1 · Round 23Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 22+ matches

Lens48%
×Draw23%
Monaco28%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Lens
1.79
Monaco
1.32

Lens creates 36% more chances

Season form · 28 home / 22 away

creates per match

Lens
1.98
Monaco
1.53

allows per match

Lens
1.11
Monaco
1.61

finishing

Lens-0.37scores less
Monaco+0.02on par

Total goals

60%Over
  • Over60
  • Under40

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

61%Yes
  • Yes61
  • No39

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Lens ↓

Monaco →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–04%
0–16%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–111%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–16%
3–24%
3–32%
3–41%
4
4–02%
4–13%
4–22%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
82%18%2.5
60%40%3.5
38%62%4.5
20%80%

Double chance

Lens or draw
72%
Lens or Monaco
77%
Draw or Monaco
52%

Winning margin

Lens wins by 2+
26%
Monaco wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Lens 1+ goals
83%
Lens 2+ goals
53%
Lens 3+ goals
26%
Monaco 1+ goals
73%
Monaco 2+ goals
38%
Monaco 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Lens (draw refunded)
63%
Monaco (draw refunded)
37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
50%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Lens at home — creates 1.98, concedes 1.11 · 28 matches

Monaco away — creates 1.53, concedes 1.61 · 22 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Lens attack 1.98 + Monaco defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.79

Monaco attack 1.53 + Lens defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 1.32

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 48%?"

Lens scores more
48%
level
23%
Monaco scores more
28%

Lens at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 48% does not mean "Lens will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Ligue 1: Lens 2–3 Monaco

Monaco beat Lens 3-2 in Ligue 1 on February 25, 2024.

The match was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens.