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La Liga · Regular Season - 19 · 2027-01-10 16:00 UTC · Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid

AtleticoTeam strength 1827.7 · projected league finish #3
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Atletico
single most likely score: 20 (14.0%)
SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
Atletico wins 70.4%Draw — neither team wins 20.6%Santander wins 9.0%Average simulated goals 2.130.65

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 2.13for Atletico and 0.65 for Santander. That makes Atletico the highest of the three result estimates at 70.4%. For the full league season, Atletico is projected to earn about 71points and Santander about 38. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Atletico a 70.4% chance of beating Santander at home in the La Liga on 2027-01-10, with 20.6% for the draw and 9.0% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (14.0%), with average simulated goals of 2.130.65; the chance of both teams scoring is 43.4% 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
112.19.72.80.60.10.0
214.09.23.00.70.10.0
39.96.52.10.50.10.0
45.33.51.10.20.00.0
5+3.42.20.70.20.00.0

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 14.0%10 12.1%30 9.9%11 9.7%21 9.2%00 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score43.4%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Atletico avoids defeat91.0%
Santander avoids defeat29.6%
Atletico allows no goals52.0%
Santander allows no goals11.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Atletico713.5%82.6%
Santander3847.9%

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