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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 10 · 2026-11-21 14:30 UTC · Allianz Arena, Munich

BayernTeam strength 2000.9 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bayern
single most likely score: 20 (18.6%)
KoelnTeam strength 1568.2 · projected league finish #15
Bayern wins 85.9%Draw — neither team wins 11.9%Koeln wins 2.2%Average simulated goals 2.590.30

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 2.59for Bayern and 0.30 for Koeln. That makes Bayern the highest of the three result estimates at 85.9%. For the full league season, Bayern is projected to earn about 82points and Koeln about 35. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bayern a 85.9% chance of beating Koeln at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-11-21, with 11.9% for the draw and 2.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (18.6%), with average simulated goals of 2.590.30; the chance of both teams scoring is 24.5% and of three or more total goals 55.2%. 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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06.11.10.20.00.00.0
113.84.90.60.10.00.0
218.65.60.80.10.00.0
316.14.80.70.10.00.0
410.53.10.50.00.00.0
5+8.92.70.40.00.00.0

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 18.6%30 16.1%10 13.8%40 10.5%50 8.9%00 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score24.5%
2 or more total goals79.0%
3 or more total goals55.2%
4 or more total goals32.8%
Bayern avoids defeat97.8%
Koeln avoids defeat14.1%
Bayern allows no goals74.1%
Koeln allows no goals7.5%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bayern8294.0%>99%
Koeln350.1%35.5%

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