All questions
Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?
Over 326 league matches of Lyon 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 54. Draws: said 24, happened 22 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 | 157 | 15.8 | 17.2 | +1.4 |
| 20–30 in 100 | 398 | 24.9 | 22.4 | −2.6 |
| 30–40 in 100 | 125 | 35.0 | 40.8 | +5.8 |
| 40–50 in 100 | 88 | 44.5 | 50.0 | +5.5 |
| 50–60 in 100 | 96 | 55.0 | 58.3 | +3.3 |
| 60–70 in 100 | 75 | 65.1 | 54.7 | −10.4 |
The biggest surprises
results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
Lyon 1-3 Dijon
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · Ligue 15 in 100
Lyon 1-2 Lille
Wed 29 Nov 2017 · Ligue 17 in 100
Metz 3-2 Lyon
Sun 8 May 2022 · Ligue 110 in 100
Lyon 0-1 Nice
Fri 31 Aug 2018 · Ligue 111 in 100
Lyon 2-3 Nice
Sun 23 May 2021 · Ligue 112 in 100
Lyon 1-2 Montpellier
Sat 13 Feb 2021 · Ligue 112 in 100
Paris Saint Germain 1-2 Lyon
Sun 19 Apr 2026 · Ligue 112 in 100
Lyon 0-1 Metz
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · Ligue 112 in 100
Lyon 0-1 Clermont Foot
Sun 1 Jan 2023 · Ligue 113 in 100
Strasbourg 3-2 Lyon
Sat 12 May 2018 · Ligue 113 in 100
Lyon 0-2 Rennes
Sun 11 Feb 2018 · Ligue 114 in 100
Saint-Etienne 2-1 Lyon
Sun 20 Apr 2025 · Ligue 114 in 100
The surest calls that missed
the strongest favourites that did not win
Lyon 1-3 Dijon
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · home win said82 in 100
Lyon 1-2 Lille
Wed 29 Nov 2017 · home win said77 in 100
Lyon 3-3 Dijon
Sat 23 Sep 2017 · home win said73 in 100
Metz 3-2 Lyon
Sun 8 May 2022 · away win said72 in 100
Lyon 1-1 Brest
Sat 7 Aug 2021 · home win said70 in 100
Lyon 2-3 Nice
Sun 23 May 2021 · home win said70 in 100
Lyon 1-2 Montpellier
Sat 13 Feb 2021 · home win said70 in 100
Lyon 2-2 Brest
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · home win said70 in 100
Lyon 0-1 Nice
Fri 31 Aug 2018 · home win said69 in 100
Lyon 0-0 Amiens
Wed 5 Feb 2020 · home win said69 in 100
Lyon 0-0 Dijon
Sat 19 Oct 2019 · home win said68 in 100
Lyon 0-1 Clermont Foot
Sun 1 Jan 2023 · home win said68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | 571 | 559.6 | +11.4 | |
| 18 | 28 | 22.1 | +5.9 | |
| 6 | 10 | 5.6 | +4.4 | |
| 13 | 21 | 17.2 | +3.8 | |
| 18 | 23 | 19.7 | +3.3 | |
| 13 | 16 | 12.8 | +3.2 | |
| 18 | 25 | 22.8 | +2.2 | |
| 18 | 37 | 34.9 | +2.1 | |
| 13 | 14 | 12.1 | +1.9 | |
| 15 | 15 | 13.3 | +1.7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3.9 | +1.1 | |
| 10 | 10 | 9.1 | +0.9 |
| Season | League | Matches | Likeliest said | Happened | Draws said | Draws | Goals expected | Goals | RPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 45 | 50 | 27 | 33 | 2.78 | 2.50 | 0.193 |
| 2025-26 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 49 | 47 | 26 | 18 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 0.212 |
| 2024-25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 51 | 62 | 25 | 18 | 3.10 | 3.26 | 0.203 |
| 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 47 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 2.97 | 3.06 | 0.251 |
| 2022-23 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 3.04 | 2.95 | 0.218 |
| 2021-22 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 53 | 50 | 24 | 29 | 2.95 | 3.08 | 0.205 |
| 2020-21 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 58 | 55 | 24 | 26 | 2.83 | 3.26 | 0.185 |
| 2019-20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 54 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 2.73 | 2.46 | 0.217 |
| 2018-19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 57 | 53 | 23 | 24 | 2.91 | 3.08 | 0.213 |
| 2017-18 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 59 | 58 | 22 | 24 | 2.92 | 3.42 | 0.197 |
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.