Atletico vs Villarreal prediction — 2026-08-23

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La Liga · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-23 15:00 UTC · Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid

AtleticoTeam strength 1827.7 · projected league finish #3

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Atletico

single most likely score: 1–1 (12.9%)

VillarrealTeam strength 1759.3 · projected league finish #4

Atletico wins 49.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.1%Villarreal wins 23.3%Average simulated goals 1.68–1.10

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 1.68for Atletico and 1.10 for Villarreal. That makes Atletico the highest of the three result estimates at 49.6%. For the full league season, Atletico is projected to earn about 71points and Villarreal about 61. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Atletico a 49.6% chance of beating Villarreal at home in the La Liga on 2026-08-23, with 27.1% for the draw and 23.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.68–1.10; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.7% 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

	0	1	2	3	4	5+
0	7.7	5.3	3.7	1.4	0.4	0.1
1	8.9	12.9	6.3	2.3	0.6	0.2
2	8.8	9.6	5.3	1.9	0.5	0.1
3	4.9	5.4	3.0	1.1	0.3	0.1
4	2.1	2.3	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.0
5+	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.0

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

1–1 12.9%2–1 9.6%1–0 8.9%2–0 8.8%0–0 7.7%1–2 6.3%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		55.7%
2 or more total goals		78.1%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Atletico avoids defeat		76.7%
Villarreal avoids defeat		50.4%
Atletico allows no goals		33.4%
Villarreal allows no goals		18.6%