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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-03-13 14:30 UTC · Allianz Arena, Munich

BayernTeam strength 2000.9 · projected league finish #1
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bayern
single most likely score: 20 (16.9%)
MainzTeam strength 1671.9 · projected league finish #8
Bayern wins 79.1%Draw — neither team wins 16.2%Mainz wins 4.6%Average simulated goals 2.330.45

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 2.33for Bayern and 0.45 for Mainz. That makes Bayern the highest of the three result estimates at 79.1%. For the full league season, Bayern is projected to earn about 82points and Mainz about 47. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bayern a 79.1% chance of beating Mainz at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-03-13, with 16.2% for the draw and 4.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (16.9%), with average simulated goals of 2.330.45; the chance of both teams scoring is 33.4% 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
012345+
07.01.90.60.10.00.0
113.67.31.40.20.00.0
216.97.51.70.30.00.0
313.25.91.30.20.00.0
47.73.40.80.10.00.0
5+5.62.50.60.10.00.0

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 16.9%10 13.6%30 13.2%40 7.7%21 7.5%11 7.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score33.4%
2 or more total goals77.4%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.3%
Bayern avoids defeat95.4%
Mainz avoids defeat20.9%
Bayern allows no goals64.0%
Mainz allows no goals9.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bayern8294.0%>99%
Mainz476.3%2.8%

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