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Ligue 1 · Ligue 1 26/27 Model v1.1 · locked 165.0h before kickoff

Stade Rennais vs Lille

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Pre-match analysis and preview

Verified historical context from before kickoff; preserved for comparison after the final result.

Stade Rennais host Lille in Ligue 1. This preview compares historical records dated before the prediction was locked with the model's pre-match probabilities. Probabilities describe estimated outcomes, not guaranteed results.

Across their last 5 recorded league matches, Stade Rennais collected 6 points (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses). Lille earned 8 points from 5 matches (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses). These are separate recent-form samples, not a forecast of the final score.

At home, Stade Rennais have 4 wins, 1 draws and 0 losses in their last 5 recorded home matches. On the road, Lille have 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses across 5 away matches.

Where full-quality xG is available, Stade Rennais average 2.23 xG and 2.75 xGA over 4 recent matches; Lille average 1.47 xG and 1.19 xGA over 5 matches. xG coverage can be smaller than the recent-results sample.

At the prediction timestamp, the reconstructed league table places Stade Rennais in position 5 and Lille in position 1. The table uses matches dated before the prediction timestamp; later backfills cannot be independently excluded.

The database contains 5 earlier head-to-head meetings in this competition, shown below. Historical meetings provide context, not certainty.

This analysis is based on available league records and the pre-match snapshot. Missing samples are not estimated; player availability, injuries and tactical claims are not inferred.

Model prediction

Frozen pre-kickoff probabilities recorded before kickoff.

Methodology →

1X2

45.6%Home
24.8%Draw
29.5%Away
Highest 1X2 probability: Home 45.6%

Total goals

62.2%Over 2.5
37.8%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

64.0%Yes
36.0%No

Form sample used at prediction time: recent matches Stade Rennais 5/5, Lille 5/5; home/away splits 5/5 and 5/5. xG averages may be based on fewer matches where source statistics are incomplete. Model probabilities are estimates, not certainty or a calibrated confidence rating.

Pre-match league context

Reconstructed from fixtures dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

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Stade Rennais
Position#5
Points16
Played9
Goal difference-1
Lille
Position#1
Points18
Played9
Goal difference+6

Recent form comparison

Last five league matches dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

Stade Rennais

LWLWL
1.20Points / match
2.00Goals / match
2.23xG / match
2.75xGA / match
VS

Lille

LWDDW
1.60Points / match
1.00Goals / match
1.47xG / match
1.19xGA / match

Home / away form

Home side's latest home matches vs away side's latest away matches before kickoff.

Stade Rennais at home
W-D-L4-1-0
Points / match2.60
Goals / match2.20
xG / match1.86
Lille away
W-D-L3-1-1
Points / match2.00
Goals / match1.20
xG / match1.02

xG trends

Full-quality provider xG only, using matches played before kickoff.

Stade Rennais

19 Sep18 Oct25 Oct30 Oct
xGxGA

Lille

20 Sep10 Oct17 Oct25 Oct30 Oct
xGxGA

Expected goals & scorelines

Dixon-Coles-adjusted scoreline estimates from the locked model goal rates.

Stade Rennais expected goals

1.79

Lille expected goals

1.42
1–111.2%
2–19.2%
1–27.3%
2–26.5%
2–06.5%
Scoreline percentages are a finite-grid Dixon-Coles estimate derived from the frozen model's λ values. They are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Recent matches

The same pre-kickoff history used for context above.

Head to head

Prior meetings in the SmartMatchData league database.

15 Mar 2026Stade Rennais — Lille1–2
03 Jan 2026Lille — Stade Rennais0–2
16 Feb 2025Stade Rennais — Lille0–2
24 Nov 2024Lille — Stade Rennais1–0
10 Mar 2024Lille — Stade Rennais2–2

Post-match analysis

Final score, verified match data and the original model prediction.

Lille won 2–1 away to Stade Rennais. The following review separates the final score from the locked pre-match model forecast.

Expected goals were 1.50 for Stade Rennais and 0.38 for Lille. Stade Rennais generated the higher xG total. Stade Rennais scored -0.50 goals relative to xG and Lille scored +1.62 relative to xG. Goals minus xG is a descriptive difference, not proof of finishing skill or luck in one match.

Stade Rennais registered 15 shots, with 2 on target (shot accuracy: 13.3%); Lille recorded 8 shots, with 3 on target (shot accuracy: 37.5%). Shot accuracy is shots on target divided by total shots, not a measure of chance quality.

The model's highest-probability 1X2 outcome was Home (45.6%); the actual outcome was Away, so the leading selection did not match the result. The pre-match probabilities were not recalculated after the fixture.

Post-match statistical review

Verified final-match data, shown only where the provider supplies both teams' values.

Stade Rennais vs Lille

Final score: 1–2. These are match statistics, not pre-kickoff model inputs.

Expected goals (xG): 1.50 – 0.38.

Shots: 15 – 8.

Shots on target: 2 – 3.

Possession: 56.00% – 44.00%.

Corners: 7 – 2.

Unavailable statistics are omitted rather than estimated. The original locked prediction remains unchanged.

Forward result

The prediction above remained locked; this section compares it with the final result.

Model performance →
× Miss1X2 · predicted Home, actual Away
✓ HitOver 2.5 · predicted Over, actual Over
✓ HitBTTS · predicted Yes, actual Yes

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