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La Liga · Regular Season - 37 · 2027-05-23 15:00 UTC · Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid

AtleticoTeam strength 1827.7 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Atletico
single most likely score: 11 (11.8%)
BilbaoTeam strength 1677.9 · projected league finish #9
Atletico wins 59.3%Draw — neither team wins 24.7%Bilbao wins 16.0%Average simulated goals 1.890.89

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

Why does Atletico have the highest number? Atletico currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Atletico playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.89for Atletico and 0.89 for Bilbao. That makes Atletico the highest of the three result estimates at 59.3%. For the full league season, Atletico is projected to earn about 71points and Bilbao about 51. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Atletico a 59.3% chance of beating Bilbao at home in the La Liga on 2027-05-23, with 24.7% for the draw and 16.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.8%), with average simulated goals of 1.890.89; the chance of both teams scoring is 51.5% 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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07.64.22.50.70.20.0
110.311.84.71.40.30.1
211.09.94.41.30.30.1
36.96.22.80.80.20.0
43.32.91.30.40.10.0
5+1.81.60.70.20.00.0

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
11 11.8%20 11.0%10 10.3%21 9.9%00 7.6%30 6.9%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score51.5%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Atletico avoids defeat84.0%
Bilbao avoids defeat40.7%
Atletico allows no goals40.9%
Bilbao allows no goals15.2%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Atletico713.5%82.6%
Bilbao514.9%5.4%

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