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La Liga · Regular Season - 13 · 2026-11-22 16:00 UTC · Camp Nou, Barcelona

BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 20 (12.3%)
VillarrealTeam strength 1759.3 · projected league finish #4
Barcelona wins 64.3%Draw — neither team wins 23.0%Villarreal wins 12.6%Average simulated goals 1.990.79

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 1.99for Barcelona and 0.79 for Villarreal. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 64.3%. For the full league season, Barcelona is projected to earn about 86points and Villarreal about 61. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Barcelona a 64.3% chance of beating Villarreal at home in the La Liga on 2026-11-22, with 23.0% for the draw and 12.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (12.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.990.79; the chance of both teams scoring is 48.4% 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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07.53.61.90.50.10.0
111.111.03.81.00.20.0
212.39.73.81.00.20.0
38.26.42.50.70.10.0
44.13.21.30.30.10.0
5+2.41.90.70.20.00.0

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 12.3%10 11.1%11 11.0%21 9.7%30 8.2%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score48.4%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Barcelona avoids defeat87.4%
Villarreal avoids defeat35.7%
Barcelona allows no goals45.5%
Villarreal allows no goals13.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Barcelona8661.7%>99%
Villarreal610.3%38.3%0.2%

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