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Serie A · Regular Season - 23 · 2027-02-07 17:30 UTC

BolognaTeam strength 1701.3 · projected league finish #9
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bologna
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
MilanTeam strength 1750 · projected league finish #7
Bologna wins 35.8%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Milan wins 35.7%Average simulated goals 1.391.39

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

Why does Bologna have the highest number? Milan 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 1.39for Bologna and 1.39 for Milan. That makes Bologna the highest of the three result estimates at 35.8%. For the full league season, Bologna is projected to earn about 56points and Milan about 62. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bologna a 35.8% chance of beating Milan at home in the Serie A on 2027-02-07, with 28.5% for the draw and 35.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.391.39; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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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07.87.16.02.81.00.3
17.113.58.33.91.30.5
26.08.35.82.70.90.3
32.83.92.71.20.40.2
41.01.30.90.40.20.1
5+0.30.50.30.20.10.0

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 13.5%21 8.3%12 8.3%00 7.8%10 7.1%01 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score58.0%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bologna avoids defeat64.3%
Milan avoids defeat64.2%
Bologna allows no goals24.9%
Milan allows no goals24.9%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bologna560.3%11.1%1.2%
Milan622.3%32.1%0.1%

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