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Premier League · Regular Season - 1 · 2026-08-21 19:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal
CoventryThese 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 2.52for Arsenal and 0.30 for Coventry. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 85.1%. For the full league season, Arsenal is projected to earn about 83points and Coventry about 33. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Arsenal a 85.1% chance of beating Coventry at home in the Premier League on 2026-08-21, with 12.6% for the draw and 2.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 2–0 (19.0%), with average simulated goals of 2.52–0.30; the chance of both teams scoring is 24.4% and of three or more total goals 53.4%. 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.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | 14.5 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 15.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 8.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.
| Both teams to score | 24.4% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 77.8% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 53.4% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 31.1% | |
| Arsenal avoids defeat | 97.6% | |
| Coventry avoids defeat | 14.9% | |
| Arsenal allows no goals | 74.1% | |
| Coventry allows no goals | 8.1% |
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