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La Liga · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-10-18 15:00 UTC · Estadio de La Cartuja, Sevilla

BetisTeam strength 1747.1 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 11 (12.5%)
BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
Betis wins 19.7%Draw — neither team wins 26.1%Barcelona wins 54.2%Average simulated goals 1.001.78

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 Betis playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.00for Betis and 1.78 for Barcelona. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 54.2%. For the full league season, Betis is projected to earn about 60points and Barcelona about 86. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Betis a 19.7% chance of beating Barcelona at home in the La Liga on 2026-10-18, with 26.1% for the draw and 54.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.001.78; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.0% 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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07.69.69.85.82.61.3
14.812.59.85.82.61.3
23.15.54.92.91.30.6
31.01.81.61.00.40.2
40.30.50.40.20.10.1
5+0.10.10.10.10.00.0

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
11 12.5%12 9.8%02 9.8%01 9.6%00 7.6%13 5.8%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score54.0%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Betis avoids defeat45.8%
Barcelona avoids defeat80.3%
Betis allows no goals16.9%
Barcelona allows no goals36.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Betis600.2%29.7%0.4%
Barcelona8661.7%>99%

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