Strasbourg beat Lens 2–1. Bawler's model favoured Lens at 39% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Strasbourg 36%. It forecast 3.3 goals and the match produced 3. Strasbourg had 16 shots (7 on target) to Lens' 17 (7), with 51% of the ball against 49%. On expected goals it was 1.7 to 2.9, so Lens created the better chances and still lost the game.
Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.
What we expected before kickoff.
Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.
What we published for this match, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.
Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 73%
First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).
Strasbourg beat Lens 2–1. Bawler's model favoured Lens at 39% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave Strasbourg 36%. It forecast 3.3 goals and the match produced 3. Strasbourg had 16 shots (7 on target) to Lens' 17 (7), with 51% of the ball against 49%. On expected goals it was 1.7 to 2.9, so Lens created the better chances and still lost the game.
Strasbourg 2–1 Lens, played on 29 Aug 2026 in the France: Ligue 1. Bawler's model had gone into it with Strasbourg 36%, the draw 25% and Lens 39%.
Full-time: Possession 51%–49%, Expected goals (xG) 1.7–2.9, Shots 16–17, Shots on target 7–7, Shots inside box 12–12, Big chances 3–5, Corners 3–6, Saves 6–5, Fouls 10–11, Offsides 3–3, Yellow cards 2–2.
Yes — both Strasbourg and Lens scored, finishing 2–1. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 65% before kickoff.
Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Our call — we said Lens or draw 64%, it finished Strasbourg won (36% called); Total goals — we said 3.3, it finished 3; Both teams to score — we said 65%, it finished Yes; Graded pick — we said Over 1.5 goals 84%, it finished Landed.