Match ☆ 12 Dec 2026 · 19:45 UTC
FRA · Ligue 1 · 2026
FRA OGC Nice
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#8 / 18 · FRA · Ligue 1 · 2026/27
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FRA RC Lens
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure OGC Nice RC Lens
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 6 8
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 18 22
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 1.62 1.20
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 30.0% 12.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 25.0% 17.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 28.9% 29.0%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.316 0.300
Rankposition in that ranking 389 429
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 14
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 2.82
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.616
Team strength · Elo
OGC Nice 1,817
RC Lens 1,950
Rating gap -68 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 25.0% 50–74 · 79,338 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.57 home – away
Home win 31.6%
Draw 25.7% every level score added up
Away win 42.7%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.5% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 25.7% form only
This Elo gap said 25.0% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 544,576 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

The regression · the logistic model
Logistic draw chance 27.7% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 27.5% – 28.1% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.5% the older published reading

A regression over five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at this Elo gap, the expected goals in the fixture and the competition's own base draw rate — with an isotonic map on top to put the level back where reality is. Held out on a decade it never saw it beat the blend above, which is why both are shown here while one is chosen. This is a real forecast: the fixture had not been played when the model was fitted.

A forecast from every match played so far. Measured over 160,869 priced matches the goals model is slightly worse than the bookmakers (how it is scored), so a high draw chance means an even, low-scoring match rather than value. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.

League table · Ligue 1 · 20262027 Current indexed standings

This edition’s latest indexed table, not the standings before this match. Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain 9 6 2 1 +11 20
2 Lille OSC 9 5 3 1 +6 18
3 Olympique Lyonnais 9 5 2 2 +8 17
4 Paris FC 9 5 2 2 +6 17
5 Stade Rennais 9 5 1 3 +1 16
6 Olympique de Marseille 9 5 0 4 +7 15
7 AS Monaco 9 4 3 2 +2 15
8 OGC Nice 9 4 2 3 +1 14
9 RC Lens 9 4 1 4 +3 13
10 Stade Brestois 9 3 3 3 +4 12
11 Lorient 9 3 3 3 -1 12
12 Toulouse 9 2 4 3 -1 10
13 RC Strasbourg 9 3 1 5 -2 10
14 AJ Auxerre 9 3 1 5 -10 10
15 Angers SCO 9 2 2 5 -8 8
16 ES Troyes AC 9 2 2 5 -9 8
17 Le Mans 9 1 4 4 -7 7
18 Le Havre AC 9 0 2 7 -11 2