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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 8 · 2026-10-31 14:30 UTC · Allianz Arena, Munich

BayernTeam strength 2000.9 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bayern
single most likely score: 11 (11.5%)
DortmundTeam strength 1834.8 · projected league finish #2
Bayern wins 61.3%Draw — neither team wins 24.1%Dortmund wins 14.6%Average simulated goals 1.930.85

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

Why does Bayern have the highest number? Bayern currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Bayern playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.93for Bayern and 0.85 for Dortmund. That makes Bayern the highest of the three result estimates at 61.3%. For the full league season, Bayern is projected to earn about 82points and Dortmund about 65. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bayern a 61.3% chance of beating Dortmund at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-10-31, with 24.1% for the draw and 14.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.930.85; the chance of both teams scoring is 50.4% 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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07.54.02.30.60.10.0
110.611.54.41.20.30.1
211.59.84.21.20.30.1
37.46.32.70.80.20.0
43.63.01.30.40.10.0
5+2.01.70.70.20.00.0

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
11 11.5%20 11.5%10 10.6%21 9.8%00 7.5%30 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score50.4%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bayern avoids defeat85.4%
Dortmund avoids defeat38.7%
Bayern allows no goals42.6%
Dortmund allows no goals14.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bayern8294.0%>99%
Dortmund653.5%84.3%

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