All questions
Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?
Over 292 league matches of Angers since 2017-18, each forecast by a model that had not seen that season, Vesta's likeliest result happened 52 times in 100; it said 49. Draws: said 27, happened 26 in 100.
Since its public record began on 30 Sep 2026: 51 league matches settled, the likeliest result happened 61 times in 100 (Vesta said 50). Every published forecast
When Vesta says N in 100, does it happen N times?Said v happened
every home win, draw and away win chance, grouped in bands of 10; on the line = exactly right| Chance band | Chances | Said | Happened | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–20 in 100 | 87 | 15.8 | 14.9 | −0.9 |
| 20–30 in 100 | 362 | 26.4 | 24.6 | −1.8 |
| 30–40 in 100 | 183 | 33.9 | 32.2 | −1.7 |
| 40–50 in 100 | 117 | 44.6 | 52.1 | +7.6 |
| 50–60 in 100 | 60 | 53.7 | 51.7 | −2.0 |
| 60–70 in 100 | 32 | 65.7 | 68.8 | +3.0 |
The biggest surprises
results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
Angers 0-1 Metz
Sun 17 Sep 2017 · Ligue 110 in 100
Angers 3-4 Nimes
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · Ligue 112 in 100
Monaco 0-1 Angers
Fri 1 Nov 2024 · Ligue 112 in 100
Angers 1-0 Lille
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · Ligue 113 in 100
Toulouse 0-1 Angers
Sun 23 Nov 2025 · Ligue 113 in 100
Marseille 2-2 Angers
Wed 29 Oct 2025 · Ligue 117 in 100
Rennes 1-2 Angers
Fri 23 Oct 2020 · Ligue 118 in 100
Nice 0-1 Angers
Sun 7 Dec 2025 · Ligue 118 in 100
Lille 1-2 Angers
Wed 6 Jan 2021 · Ligue 118 in 100
Lens 1-3 Angers
Sun 29 Nov 2020 · Ligue 119 in 100
Angers 3-0 Lyon
Sun 15 Aug 2021 · Ligue 119 in 100
Marseille 1-1 Angers
Fri 4 Oct 2024 · Ligue 120 in 100
The surest calls that missed
the strongest favourites that did not win
Marseille 2-2 Angers
Wed 29 Oct 2025 · home win said76 in 100
Marseille 1-1 Angers
Fri 4 Oct 2024 · home win said70 in 100
Angers 0-1 Metz
Sun 17 Sep 2017 · home win said70 in 100
Monaco 0-1 Angers
Fri 1 Nov 2024 · home win said68 in 100
Lyon 1-1 Angers
Sun 14 Jan 2018 · home win said68 in 100
Angers 3-4 Nimes
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · home win said67 in 100
Reims 2-2 Angers
Sun 21 May 2023 · home win said66 in 100
Angers 1-0 Lille
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · away win said65 in 100
Angers 1-1 Monaco
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · away win said64 in 100
Toulouse 0-1 Angers
Sun 23 Nov 2025 · home win said64 in 100
Angers 1-1 Strasbourg
Sat 7 Apr 2018 · home win said61 in 100
Marseille 2-2 Angers
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · home win said58 in 100
Which clubs beat Vesta's expectationsClubs v Vesta
points won against the points Vesta's forecasts gave (3 × win + draw), these matches| Club | Matches | Points | Expected | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 38 | 28.2 | +9.8 | |
| 15 | 45 | 36.4 | +8.6 | |
| 15 | 36 | 29.4 | +6.6 | |
| 16 | 36 | 30.4 | +5.6 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5.4 | +4.6 | |
| 10 | 23 | 18.8 | +4.2 | |
| 16 | 29 | 25.0 | +4.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 13.9 | +3.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2.9 | +3.1 | |
| 13 | 21 | 18.2 | +2.8 | |
| 17 | 33 | 30.3 | +2.7 | |
| 6 | 9 | 6.6 | +2.4 |
| Season | League | Matches | Likeliest said | Happened | Draws said | Draws | Goals expected | Goals | RPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 46 | 67 | 29 | 17 | 2.55 | 2.83 | 0.200 |
| 2025-26 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 53 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 2.61 | 2.26 | 0.188 |
| 2024-25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 54 | 59 | 25 | 18 | 2.79 | 2.50 | 0.188 |
| 2022-23 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 52 | 63 | 25 | 16 | 2.76 | 3.00 | 0.179 |
| 2021-22 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 47 | 50 | 28 | 29 | 2.49 | 2.61 | 0.193 |
| 2020-21 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 46 | 50 | 28 | 21 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 0.211 |
| 2019-20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 47 | 61 | 28 | 21 | 2.44 | 2.18 | 0.199 |
| 2018-19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 42 | 2.48 | 2.45 | 0.197 |
| 2017-18 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 2.44 | 2.47 | 0.208 |
Each season from 2017-18 was hidden from Vesta and forecast with a model fitted only on the seasons before it, the same model that publishes today's forecasts (checked Tue 13 Oct 2026). These are the forecasts of past seasons, not the published ones: the public record of forecasts made before kick-off starts on 30 Sep 2026 and lives in Vesta's track record.