Regular Season - 10 · 17 October 2026, 12:45 UTC

Thionville Lusitanos vs Versailles Ligue 3 prediction

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Our model says: Thionville Lusitanos 2–1 Versailles

The model makes it 41% Thionville Lusitanos, 26% draw, 33% Versailles — fair odds of 2.44, 3.85 and 3.03. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1 (8%).

Expected goals: Thionville Lusitanos 2.15, Versailles 1.81.

Both teams to score: 74%. Over 2.5 goals: 76%, under 2.5: 24%.

Model confidence: Medium.

Published

Key facts

  • Thionville Lusitanos are 8th on 12 points from 8 games; Versailles are 5th on 13 points from 8 games — Ligue 3.
  • Thionville Lusitanos have not won in their last 5, most recently a 1-2 defeat at home to La Roche VF.
  • Versailles are unbeaten in 3, most recently a 2-1 win away to Villefranche.

Live win probability

From kick-off
Thionville Lusitanos41%2.44
Draw26%3.85
Versailles33%3.03

These 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: Thionville Lusitanos vs Versailles

74%
Both teams to score
76%
Over 2.5 goals
24%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Thionville Lusitanos win Draw Versailles win
  1. 2–18%
  2. 1–18%
  3. 2–27%
  4. 1–27%
  5. 3–16%
  6. 3–25%
  7. 2–04%

Scores read Thionville Lusitanos first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 55%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Thionville Lusitanos at 41% 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 Thionville Lusitanos vs Versailles

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

Versailles

  • W2-1away to Villefranche26 September 2026
  • D0-0Quevilly19 September 2026
  • W4-0away to Orleans12 September 2026
  • L0-3Cannes5 September 2026
  • L0-3away to Amiens29 August 2026

What these results say

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

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
8Thionville Lusitanos83321413+112
5Versailles84131212013

Where the two sides stand. Full table

Two sides the ratings cannot separate

Thionville Lusitanos carry a model rating of 6.19 against 6.23 for Versailles. 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 2.15 goals for Thionville Lusitanos and 1.81 for Versailles. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Thionville Lusitanos rate 0.63 in attack and 2.50 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Versailles rate 0.60 and 2.10.

Where the model differs from the table

The table and the model disagree here: the standings favour Versailles, 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 Thionville Lusitanos a 2.1% chance of the title and Versailles 6.6%, 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.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

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 Thionville Lusitanos the highest probability at 41%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.15 expected goals for Thionville Lusitanos against 1.81 for Versailles. Thionville Lusitanos's attack/defence rating is 0.63/2.5 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.6/2.1 for Versailles.

Season stats

Thionville LusitanosVersailles
8Matches8
3W 3D 2LRecord4W 1D 3L
14 1.8 a gameGoals scored12 1.5 a game
13 1.6 a gameGoals conceded12 1.5 a game
2 of 8Clean sheets3 of 8
1 of 8Failed to score3 of 8
1 of 1Penalties scored1 of 2
31 3.9 a gameYellow cards21 2.6 a game
2Red cards0

Thionville Lusitanos at home · Versailles away

4Played5
1W 1D 2LRecord3W 0D 2L
6–10Goals for – against11–9
0 of 4Clean sheets1 of 5

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: Thionville Lusitanos 8, Versailles 8.

Thionville Lusitanos scored 111532
Versailles conceded 130422

Thionville Lusitanos score most often in the 46–60 minute window (5 goals); Versailles have let in 4 there.

Versailles scored 313122
Thionville Lusitanos conceded 232025

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

Thionville Lusitanos

  • at Amiens29 Oct · Ligue 3win 27%
  • vs Cannes7 Nov · Ligue 3win 32%
  • at Orleans21 Nov · Ligue 3win 32%
  • vs Quevilly5 Dec · Ligue 3win 45%

Versailles

  • vs Aubagne31 Oct · Ligue 3win 51%
  • at Caen7 Nov · Ligue 3win 30%
  • vs Bourg-en-bresse 0121 Nov · Ligue 3win 57%
  • at Gobelins5 Dec · Ligue 3win 39%

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.