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Serie A · Regular Season - 16 · 2026-12-20 17:30 UTC · New Balance Arena, Bergamo

AtalantaTeam strength 1763.5 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Atalanta
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
NapoliTeam strength 1780.3 · projected league finish #3
Atalanta wins 39.4%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Napoli wins 32.2%Average simulated goals 1.471.31

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

Why does Atalanta have the highest number? Napoli 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 1.47for Atalanta and 1.31 for Napoli. That makes Atalanta the highest of the three result estimates at 39.4%. For the full league season, Atalanta is projected to earn about 64points and Napoli about 66. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Atalanta a 39.4% chance of beating Napoli at home in the Serie A on 2026-12-20, with 28.4% for the draw and 32.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.471.31; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% 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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07.76.65.32.30.80.3
17.613.57.83.41.10.4
26.78.85.82.50.80.3
33.34.32.81.20.40.1
41.21.61.00.50.10.0
5+0.50.60.40.20.10.0

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
11 13.5%21 8.8%12 7.8%00 7.7%10 7.6%20 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.8%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Atalanta avoids defeat67.8%
Napoli avoids defeat60.6%
Atalanta allows no goals27.0%
Napoli allows no goals23.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Atalanta643.2%40.7%
Napoli666.1%52.6%

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