Le Puy Foot
vs
Thionville Lusitanos
Ligue 3 prediction
Our model says: Le Puy Foot 2–1 Thionville Lusitanos
The model makes it 45% Le Puy Foot, 26% draw, 29% Thionville Lusitanos — fair odds of 2.22, 3.85 and 3.45. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (9%).
Expected goals: Le Puy Foot 2.20, Thionville Lusitanos 1.55.
Both teams to score: 70%. Over 2.5 goals: 72%, under 2.5: 28%.
Model confidence: Medium.
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Key facts
- Le Puy Foot are 12th on 10 points from 8 games; Thionville Lusitanos are 8th on 12 points from 8 games — Ligue 3.
- Le Puy Foot have won 1 of their last 5, most recently a 1-2 defeat away to Valenciennes.
- Thionville Lusitanos have not won in their last 5, most recently a 1-2 defeat at home to La Roche VF.
Live win probability
From kick-offThese update every few seconds once the match kicks off, as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards. The second figure is fair odds — 100 ÷ probability, the price with no margin in it.
Model insights: Le Puy Foot vs Thionville Lusitanos
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Le Puy Foot at 45% here. Across 2,959 settled matches (as of 3 October 2026), 1,375 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 44.8% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Le Puy Foot vs Thionville Lusitanos
Le Puy Foot
- L1-2away to Valenciennes26 September 2026
- W4-1Villefranche19 September 2026
- L1-2away to Quevilly12 September 2026
- D1-1Orleans5 September 2026
- L0-2away to Cannes29 August 2026
Thionville Lusitanos
- L1-2La Roche VF26 September 2026
- D1-1away to Fleury 9119 September 2026
- L0-4Rouen12 September 2026
- D2-2away to Concarneau5 September 2026
- D1-1Gobelins29 August 2026
What these results say
- Le Puy Foot conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
- Le Puy Foot failed to win 4 of these 5 matches.
- Le Puy Foot scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
- Thionville Lusitanos did not win any of these 5 matches.
- Thionville Lusitanos conceded in every one of these 5 matches.
- Thionville Lusitanos scored in 4 of these 5 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Ligue 3 table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Le Puy Foot | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
| 8 | Thionville Lusitanos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Le Puy Foot carry a model rating of 6.19 against 6.19 for Thionville Lusitanos. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 2.20 goals for Le Puy Foot and 1.55 for Thionville Lusitanos. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Le Puy Foot rate 0.54 in attack and 2.04 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Thionville Lusitanos rate 0.63 and 2.50.
Where the model differs from the table
The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Thionville Lusitanos, while our numbers lean the other way. The model weights recent expected goals rather than results already banked, so it moves before the table does.
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Le Puy Foot a 1.6% chance of the title and Thionville Lusitanos 2.1%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,381 correct results out of 2,964 settled predictions (47%), with 285 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Le Puy Foot the highest probability at 45%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.20 expected goals for Le Puy Foot against 1.55 for Thionville Lusitanos. Le Puy Foot's attack/defence rating is 0.54/2.04 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.63/2.5 for Thionville Lusitanos.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Le Puy Foot at home · Thionville Lusitanos away
League matches only, Ligue 3, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Ligue 3 matches this season: Le Puy Foot 8, Thionville Lusitanos 8.
Le Puy Foot score most often in the 31–45 minute window (5 goals); Thionville Lusitanos have let in 2 there.
Thionville Lusitanos score most often in the 46–60 minute window (5 goals); Le Puy Foot have let in 2 there.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 5 matches, by difficulty
Le Puy Foot
- at Aubagne17 Oct · Ligue 3win 37%
- vs Caen31 Oct · Ligue 3win 41%
- at Bourg-en-bresse 017 Nov · Ligue 3win 42%
- vs Gobelins21 Nov · Ligue 3win 48%
- at Concarneau5 Dec · Ligue 3win 32%
Thionville Lusitanos
- vs Versailles17 Oct · Ligue 3win 41%
- at Amiens29 Oct · Ligue 3win 27%
- vs Cannes7 Nov · Ligue 3win 32%
- at Orleans21 Nov · Ligue 3win 32%
- vs Quevilly5 Dec · Ligue 3win 45%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.