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La Liga · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-02-28 16:00 UTC

BilbaoTeam strength 1677.9 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 02 (11.8%)
BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
Bilbao wins 13.9%Draw — neither team wins 23.7%Barcelona wins 62.5%Average simulated goals 0.831.95

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 Bilbao playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.83for Bilbao and 1.95 for Barcelona. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 62.5%. For the full league season, Bilbao is projected to earn about 51points and Barcelona about 86. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bilbao a 13.9% chance of beating Barcelona at home in the La Liga on 2027-02-28, with 23.7% for the draw and 62.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (11.8%), with average simulated goals of 0.831.95; the chance of both teams scoring is 49.6% 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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07.510.811.87.73.82.1
13.811.39.86.43.11.7
22.14.24.12.61.30.7
30.61.11.10.70.40.2
40.10.20.20.20.10.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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
02 11.8%11 11.3%01 10.8%12 9.8%03 7.7%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score49.6%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bilbao avoids defeat37.5%
Barcelona avoids defeat86.1%
Bilbao allows no goals14.2%
Barcelona allows no goals43.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bilbao514.9%5.4%
Barcelona8661.7%>99%

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