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Premier League · Regular Season - 20 · 2027-01-06 20:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London

ArsenalTeam strength 2063.8 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Arsenal
single most likely score: 20 (13.4%)
BrentfordTeam strength 1836.6 · projected league finish #9
Arsenal wins 68.3%Draw — neither team wins 21.5%Brentford wins 10.2%Average simulated goals 2.080.70

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Arsenal have the highest number? Arsenal currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Arsenal playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.08for Arsenal and 0.70 for Brentford. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 68.3%. For the full league season, Arsenal is projected to earn about 83points and Brentford about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Arsenal a 68.3% chance of beating Brentford at home in the Premier League on 2027-01-06, with 21.5% for the draw and 10.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (13.4%), with average simulated goals of 2.080.70; the chance of both teams scoring is 45.3% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.43.21.50.40.10.0
111.710.23.20.70.10.0
213.49.43.30.80.10.0
39.36.52.30.50.10.0
44.83.41.20.30.00.0
5+3.02.10.70.20.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
20 13.4%10 11.7%11 10.2%21 9.4%30 9.3%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score45.3%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Arsenal avoids defeat89.8%
Brentford avoids defeat31.7%
Arsenal allows no goals49.6%
Brentford allows no goals12.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Arsenal8377.7%99.0%
Brentford550.2%8.6%1.1%

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