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La Liga · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-23 15:00 UTC · Estadio de La Cartuja, Sevilla

BetisTeam strength 1747.1 · projected league finish #5
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Betis
single most likely score: 11 (12.8%)
SociedadTeam strength 1669.5 · projected league finish #10
Betis wins 50.7%Draw — neither team wins 26.9%Sociedad wins 22.4%Average simulated goals 1.711.07

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

Why does Betis have the highest number? Betis 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 1.71for Betis and 1.07 for Sociedad. That makes Betis the highest of the three result estimates at 50.7%. For the full league season, Betis is projected to earn about 60points and Sociedad about 50. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Betis a 50.7% chance of beating Sociedad at home in the La Liga on 2026-08-23, with 26.9% for the draw and 22.4% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.8%), with average simulated goals of 1.711.07; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.4% 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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07.75.23.61.30.30.1
19.112.86.12.20.60.2
29.09.75.21.90.50.1
35.15.53.01.10.30.1
42.22.41.30.50.10.0
5+1.01.10.60.20.10.0

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 12.8%21 9.7%10 9.1%20 9.0%00 7.7%12 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.4%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Betis avoids defeat77.6%
Sociedad avoids defeat49.3%
Betis allows no goals34.1%
Sociedad allows no goals18.2%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Betis600.2%29.7%0.4%
Sociedad504.1%6.1%

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