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Lorient vs AJ Auxerre — match prediction
· Kicks off in 1224h 6m
Home advantage: Lorient
Toss-up
The prediction
Win probability
Full-time / regulation result. Sums to 100%.
Lorient 43%, draw 27%, AJ Auxerre 30%.
Model comparison
1.56Expected goals1.28
53%Projected control47%
Expected goals and control are derived estimates from the model's ratings — indicative leans, not measured match stats.
Goals lean
Over 2.5 goals: 54% · Under 2.5: 46%.
At a glance
- Tempo
- balanced
- Confidence
- Low
Why this number
Why this number
- Elo ratings: Lorient 1487 vs AJ Auxerre 1468 (gap ~18).
- Lorient gets a home-venue bump.
- high data quality — Lorient 73 matches of history, AJ Auxerre 73. Both clubs have a full record in this competition, so the ratings are well-established. The result is still inherently uncertain.
- Built from locked pre-match data: long-run team ratings, nudged only within tight caps by real, confirmed factors (never a guess) — see every one below.
Tactical read
Tactical read
AI-generatedLorient hold a modest home edge — slightly better control and a shade more clinical in front of goal — but this is no runaway. Auxerre arrive organised and compact, capable of stealing a result on the counter. The model leans Lorient, yet the margins are fine enough that a draw or upset sits comfortably in play.
Key matchup
Lorient's attacking intent down the flanks against Auxerre's disciplined defensive shape.
Biggest factor
Lorient's home advantage and marginal superiority in expected output, but volatility keeps Auxerre very much in it.
AI-generated context based on a statistical model. Full-time/regulation result only. Not betting advice; no specific current team-news is used.
Context
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Confirmed lineups
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Venue
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Sources & freshness
- Fixtures: football-data.org (live)
- Model: Elo + margin-of-victory, chronological replay with season boundary (re-centre, regress, league-changer shrink) — club-tuned FairPlay model
- Ratings generated: 2026-09-21
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- Scope: full-time / regulation
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