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Premier League · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-02-20 15:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London

ArsenalTeam strength 2063.8 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Arsenal
single most likely score: 20 (14.2%)
FulhamTeam strength 1813.1 · projected league finish #12
Arsenal wins 70.9%Draw — neither team wins 20.3%Fulham wins 8.7%Average simulated goals 2.140.64

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 2.14for Arsenal and 0.64 for Fulham. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 70.9%. For the full league season, Arsenal is projected to earn about 83points and Fulham about 51. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Arsenal a 70.9% chance of beating Fulham at home in the Premier League on 2027-02-20, with 20.3% for the draw and 8.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (14.2%), with average simulated goals of 2.140.64; the chance of both teams scoring is 42.9% 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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07.32.91.30.30.00.0
112.29.62.70.60.10.0
214.29.12.90.60.10.0
310.16.52.10.40.10.0
45.43.51.10.20.00.0
5+3.52.20.70.20.00.0

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 14.2%10 12.2%30 10.1%11 9.6%21 9.1%00 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score42.9%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Arsenal avoids defeat91.3%
Fulham avoids defeat29.1%
Arsenal allows no goals52.6%
Fulham allows no goals11.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Arsenal8377.7%99.0%
Fulham513.9%2.4%

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