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Paris Saint Germain v Le Mans

79%Paris Saint Germain
13%Draw
8%Le Mans

Paris Saint Germain, clearly.

Tested

Paris Saint Germain win about 79 times in 100. The other 21: a draw (13) or a Le Mans win (8).

Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:24 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals74%
Both teams score56%
Expected goals2.9 v 0.9
Most likely score2-09% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Paris Saint Germain4-3-33-5-2Le Mans

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots27.07.0
Shots on target8.33.2
Corners8.12.3
Fouls8.812.0
Yellow cards1.31.7

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Paris Saint Germain v Le Mans changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowParis Saint Germain winDrawLe Mans win
Paris Saint Germain
Title78%79%73%66%
Top 499%99%98%97%
Le Mans
Top 42%2%3%4%
Bottom 319%20%17%9%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals98%
2 or more goals90%
3 or more goals74%
4 or more goals54%
5 or more goals34%

Exactly

0 goals2%
1 goal8%
2 goals16%
3 goals20%
4 goals19%
5 goals15%
6 or more goals19%

Goals by team

Tested
Paris Saint Germain: 1 or more95%
Paris Saint Germain: 2 or more79%
Paris Saint Germain: 3 or more57%
Le Mans: 1 or more59%
Le Mans: 2 or more23%
Le Mans: 3 or more6%
Both teams score56%
At least one team does not score44%

Winning margin

Tested
Paris Saint Germain by 3 or more39%
Paris Saint Germain by 221%
Paris Saint Germain by 119%
Draw13%
Le Mans by 16%
Le Mans by 22%
Le Mans by 3 or more1%

Result combinations

Tested
Paris Saint Germain win or draw92%
Either team wins (no draw)87%
Le Mans win or draw21%

Clean sheets

Tested
Paris Saint Germain keep a clean sheet41%
Le Mans keep a clean sheet5%
Paris Saint Germain win without conceding39%
Le Mans win without conceding3%
No goals at all2%

The first goal

Model estimate
Paris Saint Germain score first75%
Le Mans score first23%
No goals2%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1542%
Minutes 16-3024%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-609%
Minutes 61-755%
Minutes 76-90+3%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Paris Saint Germain goals down, Le Mans goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
02.21.80.90.30.1·
16.25.72.50.80.2·
29.38.33.71.10.2·
39.18.23.71.10.2·
46.86.12.70.80.2·
54.03.61.60.50.1·

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half82%
A goal in the second half88%
Paris Saint Germain ahead at half-time60%
Level at half-time29%
Le Mans ahead at half-time11%
Paris Saint Germain win the second half65%
Second half level24%
Le Mans win the second half11%
More goals in the first half31%
More goals in the second half49%
Same goals in both halves20%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Paris Saint Germain ahead at half-time, Paris Saint Germain win56%
Level at half-time, Paris Saint Germain win19%
Le Mans ahead at half-time, Paris Saint Germain win4%
Paris Saint Germain ahead at half-time, draw3%
Level at half-time, draw7%
Le Mans ahead at half-time, draw3%
Paris Saint Germain ahead at half-time, Le Mans win1%
Level at half-time, Le Mans win3%
Le Mans ahead at half-time, Le Mans win4%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
Paris Saint GermainLe Mans

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Ferrán Torres4135%7%7%39%1.9
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia4929%5%19%43%2.8
Ousmane Dembélé bench3427%4%18%40%2.0
Désiré Doué4326%4%15%37%2.3
João Neves5418%2%10%27%1.6
Maghnes Akliouche bench3815%1%10%24%1.1
Marquinhos7213%<1%2%15%0.6
Nuno Mendes bench3611%<1%16%25%1.0
Fabián5510%<1%14%23%1.3
Achraf Hakimi449%<1%6%14%1.1
Warren Zaïre-Emery658%<1%12%20%0.7
Vitinha728%<1%19%26%1.9
Luciano Gondou bench127%<1%2%9%0.5
Matvey Kislyak bench184%<1%3%7%0.5
Ivan Oblyakov bench133%<1%2%5%0.3
Dimitri Barinov bench133%<1%2%5%0.3
Mika Godts bench123%<1%3%6%0.3
Daniil Krugovoy bench133%<1%2%5%0.3
Kirill Glebov bench123%<1%2%5%0.3
William Pacho722%<1%2%4%0.5
Beraldo bench142%<1%2%4%0.2
Matija Popovic bench61%<1%1%3%0.2
Milan Gajic bench181%<1%2%3%0.2
Kirill Danilov bench181%<1%2%3%0.2
Tamerlan Musaev bench61%<1%1%3%0.1
João Victor bench181%<1%2%3%0.2
Matheus Reis bench181%<1%2%3%0.2
Dro Fernández bench61%<1%<1%2%0.1
Danila Kozlov bench51%<1%<1%2%0.1
Matheus Alves bench51%<1%<1%2%0.1
Matvey Safonov72<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Vladislav Torop bench18<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Le Mans
Le Mans: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Louis Mafouta8524%3%8%30%1.3
Dame Gueye6113%<1%3%16%0.7
Adil Bourabaa8111%<1%9%18%0.7
Lucas Calodat555%<1%7%12%0.4
Habib Diallo bench224%<1%<1%4%0.2
Alexandre Lauray573%<1%4%7%0.5
Jean Vercruysse463%<1%4%7%0.4
Lucas Bretelle453%<1%4%7%0.3
Antoine Rabillard bench312%<1%3%5%0.2
Billal Brahimi bench72%<1%<1%2%0.1
Djibril Sidibe bench262%<1%1%3%0.1
Rayan Bamba721%<1%3%5%0.2
Harold Voyer721%<1%2%3%0.2
Noa Boissé641%<1%2%3%0.1
Yasser Larouci bench311%<1%1%2%0.2
Samuel Yohou bench39<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Lucas Buades bench36<1%<1%2%3%0.1
Théo Eyoum bench36<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Raúl Torrente bench15<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Nicolas Kocik53<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Ewan Hatfout bench37<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0