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Serie A · Regular Season - 4 · 2026-09-12 18:45 UTC · New Balance Arena, Bergamo
Atalanta
CagliariThese three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.
Why does Atalanta have the highest number? Atalanta currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Atalanta playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.94for Atalanta and 0.85 for Cagliari. That makes Atalanta the highest of the three result estimates at 61.6%. For the full league season, Atalanta is projected to earn about 64points and Cagliari about 42. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.
The Open Model gives Atalanta a 61.6% chance of beating Cagliari at home in the Serie A on 2026-09-12, with 24.0% for the draw and 14.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 2–0 (11.6%), with average simulated goals of 1.94–0.85; the chance of both teams scoring is 50.2% 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.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 5+ | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 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 | 50.2% | |
| 2 or more total goals | 77.9% | |
| 3 or more total goals | 52.6% | |
| 4 or more total goals | 30.4% | |
| Atalanta avoids defeat | 85.6% | |
| Cagliari avoids defeat | 38.4% | |
| Atalanta allows no goals | 42.9% | |
| Cagliari allows no goals | 14.4% |
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