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Europa League

Thursday, October 15 · 06:45 PM

Olympique Lyonnais – Crystal Palace

Olympique Lyonnais

2nd · attack 1.34 · defence 1.04

hosts

Crystal Palace

15th · attack 0.96 · defence 1.26

Our model makes Olympique Lyonnais favourites for Olympique Lyonnais – Crystal Palace, at 44%. Kick-off October 15, 2026, 06:45 PM.

Across the full score distribution, Olympique Lyonnais win 44% of the time, the draw comes up 24% and Crystal Palace win 31%. The single most likely scoreline is 1–1, in 11.5% of simulations.

We expect 1.52 goals for Olympique Lyonnais and 1.24 for Crystal Palace, which puts the game above 2.5 goals 52% of the time and both teams scoring 55%.

Every figure on this page is read off the same score matrix, so they cannot contradict one another. They come from a Dixon-Coles model recalculated nightly, and they take no account of announced line-ups.

44%Olympique Lyonnais win
24%Draw
31%Crystal Palace win

Expected goals: 1.52 for Olympique Lyonnais, 1.24 for Crystal Palace.

Other markets

Over 1.5 goals75.8%
Under 1.524.2%
Over 2.5 goals52.1%
Under 2.547.9%
Over 3.5 goals30.0%
Under 3.570.0%
Both teams to score55.1%
Not both44.9%

Most likely scorelines

1–111.5%
1–010.0%
2–19.1%
0–18.2%
1–27.4%

All scorelines

Probability of each exact scoreline. The diagonal is draws; below it, Olympique Lyonnais wins; above it, Crystal Palace wins.

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Olympique Lyonnais goals in rows, Crystal Palace goals in columns. Values are percentages; cells below 0.5% are left blank.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the favourites in Olympique Lyonnais v Crystal Palace?

Olympique Lyonnais, at 44%. The full split is Olympique Lyonnais 44%, draw 24%, Crystal Palace 31%.

What is the most likely score in Olympique Lyonnais v Crystal Palace?

1–1, which comes up in 11.5% of simulations. No single scoreline is ever very likely: the distribution is spread across many results, which is why the full matrix matters more than the top line.

Will there be over 2.5 goals in Olympique Lyonnais v Crystal Palace?

The model puts the game above 2.5 goals 52% of the time, and above 1.5 goals 76% of the time. Expected goals are 1.52 for Olympique Lyonnais and 1.24 for Crystal Palace.

Will both teams score in Olympique Lyonnais v Crystal Palace?

Both teams score in 55% of simulations. Olympique Lyonnais keep a clean sheet or Crystal Palace fail to score in the remaining 45%.

How are these probabilities calculated?

A Dixon-Coles model estimates an attacking and a defensive strength for every club from past results, with time decay so recent matches weigh more. Those strengths give the expected goals for each side, from which the full score matrix and every market on this page are derived. It is recalculated nightly and does not read line-ups, injuries or transfers.

All these figures come from a single scoreline matrix, computed on Sunday, September 27. They therefore cannot contradict one another: “over 2.5 goals” and “exact score” are two readings of the same object.