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La Liga · Regular Season - 30 · 2027-04-04 15:00 UTC

BilbaoTeam strength 1677.9 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bilbao
single most likely score: 11 (12.6%)
SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
Bilbao wins 52.9%Draw — neither team wins 26.4%Santander wins 20.7%Average simulated goals 1.751.03

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

Why does Bilbao have the highest number? Bilbao 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 1.75for Bilbao and 1.03 for Santander. That makes Bilbao the highest of the three result estimates at 52.9%. For the full league season, Bilbao is projected to earn about 51points and Santander about 38. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bilbao a 52.9% chance of beating Santander at home in the La Liga on 2027-04-04, with 26.4% for the draw and 20.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.6%), with average simulated goals of 1.751.03; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.6% 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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07.64.93.31.10.30.1
19.412.65.72.00.50.1
29.59.85.01.70.40.1
35.65.72.91.00.30.1
42.42.51.30.40.10.0
5+1.21.20.60.20.10.0

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 12.6%21 9.8%20 9.5%10 9.4%00 7.6%12 5.7%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score54.6%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bilbao avoids defeat79.3%
Santander avoids defeat47.1%
Bilbao allows no goals35.7%
Santander allows no goals17.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bilbao514.9%5.4%
Santander3847.9%

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