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La Liga · Regular Season - 22 · 2027-01-31 16:00 UTC · Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid

AtleticoTeam strength 1827.7 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Atletico
single most likely score: 20 (12.5%)
EspanyolTeam strength 1629.5 · projected league finish #15
Atletico wins 65.0%Draw — neither team wins 22.8%Espanyol wins 12.2%Average simulated goals 2.010.77

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 2.01for Atletico and 0.77 for Espanyol. That makes Atletico the highest of the three result estimates at 65.0%. For the full league season, Atletico is projected to earn about 71points and Espanyol about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Atletico a 65.0% chance of beating Espanyol at home in the La Liga on 2027-01-31, with 22.8% for the draw and 12.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (12.5%), with average simulated goals of 2.010.77; the chance of both teams scoring is 47.9% 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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07.43.51.90.50.10.0
111.210.93.71.00.20.0
212.59.73.71.00.20.0
38.46.52.50.60.10.0
44.23.21.30.30.10.0
5+2.51.90.70.20.00.0

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 12.5%10 11.2%11 10.9%21 9.7%30 8.4%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score47.9%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Atletico avoids defeat87.8%
Espanyol avoids defeat35.0%
Atletico allows no goals46.2%
Espanyol allows no goals13.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Atletico713.5%82.6%
Espanyol451.0%17.8%

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