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Serie A · Regular Season - 1 · 2026-08-24 16:30 UTC

BolognaTeam strength 1701.3 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bologna
single most likely score: 11 (13.4%)
LazioTeam strength 1703.2 · projected league finish #8
Bologna wins 41.2%Draw — neither team wins 28.3%Lazio wins 30.5%Average simulated goals 1.511.27

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

Why does Bologna have the highest number? Lazio currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Bologna playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.51for Bologna and 1.27 for Lazio. That makes Bologna the highest of the three result estimates at 41.2%. For the full league season, Bologna is projected to earn about 56points and Lazio about 56. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bologna a 41.2% chance of beating Lazio at home in the Serie A on 2026-08-24, with 28.3% for the draw and 30.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.4%), with average simulated goals of 1.511.27; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.6% 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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07.76.35.02.10.70.2
17.813.47.63.21.00.3
27.09.05.72.40.80.2
33.54.52.91.20.40.1
41.31.71.10.50.10.0
5+0.50.70.40.20.10.0

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 13.4%21 9.0%10 7.8%00 7.7%12 7.6%20 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.6%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bologna avoids defeat69.5%
Lazio avoids defeat58.8%
Bologna allows no goals28.0%
Lazio allows no goals22.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bologna560.3%11.1%1.2%
Lazio560.6%11.8%1.2%

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