France vs USA
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-08-23.
France 95.1%3.9% USAUSA 12.6%86.4% FranceFrance 90.8%8.2% USAEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
How the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are France wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
Eight runs in ten finished between 2 France and 50 France, with the middle run at 21 France.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 33 and 78 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 32-11 on a tight afternoon and 43-22 on an open one.
Why France are favoured
Starting from an even match and adding what the model reads, in percentage points of win probability. Positive favours France, negative favours USA.
France 1842, USA 1088 — 755 points, favouring France
France are at home
Recent results, head-to-head record and rest days, as the XGBoost heads weigh them. Deliberately capped, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
France2–0–1USA3 meetings, 2003 to 2024 · France by 10.7 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-16 | France 17–36 USA | — | Chambery(neutral) |
| 2019-10-02 | France 33–9 USA | Rugby World Cup | Best Denki Stadium |
| 2003-10-31 | France 41–14 USA | Rugby World Cup | WIN Stadium(neutral) |
A dash under Competition means the record does not name one, which is common — most rows on file carry no competition. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.