Lions vs Pau
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-10-19.
Lions 53.8%draw 2.5%43.7% PauPau 74.1%draw 2.5%23.4% LionsLions 38.1%draw 2.5%59.4% PauEach 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.
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Build a shareable predictionHow the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are Lions wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
- Middle 8 in 10
- Middle half
- Median
- Level
- Average
Eight runs in ten finished between 15 Pau and 20 Lions, half of them between 6 Pau and 10 Lions, with the middle run at 1 Lions.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 31 and 71 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 20-19 on a tight afternoon and 31-30 on an open one.
Why Lions are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of Lions winning. It starts at an even 50%, and each line below adds to that or takes from it, in percentage points (pp): a bar to the right helps Lions, a bar to the left helps Pau.
Lions 1664, Pau 1818 — 154 points, favouring Pau
Lions are at home
Recent results, past meetings between the two sides, and days of rest. It has a limit, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
Lions1–0–0Pau1 meeting, 2024 to 2024 · Lions by 8.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-14 | Lions 43–35 Pau | European Challenge Cup | Ellis Park |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.