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La Liga · Regular Season - 17 · 2026-12-20 16:00 UTC

BilbaoTeam strength 1677.9 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Betis
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
BetisTeam strength 1747.1 · projected league finish #5
Bilbao wins 33.4%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Betis wins 38.1%Average simulated goals 1.341.44

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 Bilbao playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.34for Bilbao and 1.44 for Betis. That makes Betis the highest of the three result estimates at 38.1%. For the full league season, Bilbao is projected to earn about 51points and Betis about 60. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bilbao a 33.4% chance of beating Betis at home in the La Liga on 2026-12-20, with 28.5% for the draw and 38.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.341.44; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.9% 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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07.87.46.43.11.10.4
16.713.58.64.11.50.6
25.68.05.82.81.00.4
32.53.62.61.20.40.2
40.81.20.90.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.10.0

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 13.5%12 8.6%21 8.0%00 7.8%01 7.4%10 6.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bilbao avoids defeat61.9%
Betis avoids defeat66.6%
Bilbao allows no goals23.7%
Betis allows no goals26.2%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bilbao514.9%5.4%
Betis600.2%29.7%0.4%

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