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La Liga · Regular Season - 11 · 2026-11-01 16:00 UTC · Camp Nou, Barcelona

BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 20 (16.5%)
AlavesTeam strength 1635 · projected league finish #14
Barcelona wins 77.9%Draw — neither team wins 16.9%Alaves wins 5.2%Average simulated goals 2.300.48

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

Why does Barcelona have the highest number? Barcelona currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Barcelona playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 2.30for Barcelona and 0.48 for Alaves. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 77.9%. For the full league season, Barcelona is projected to earn about 86points and Alaves about 45. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Barcelona a 77.9% chance of beating Alaves at home in the La Liga on 2026-11-01, with 16.9% for the draw and 5.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (16.5%), with average simulated goals of 2.300.48; the chance of both teams scoring is 35.0% 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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07.12.10.70.10.00.0
113.47.71.60.30.00.0
216.57.91.90.30.00.0
312.66.01.40.20.00.0
47.33.50.80.10.00.0
5+5.22.50.60.10.00.0

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 16.5%10 13.4%30 12.6%21 7.9%11 7.7%40 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score35.0%
2 or more total goals77.4%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.3%
Barcelona avoids defeat94.8%
Alaves avoids defeat22.1%
Barcelona allows no goals62.0%
Alaves allows no goals10.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Barcelona8661.7%>99%
Alaves451.0%15.8%

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