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Premier League · Regular Season - 2 · 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth

BournemouthTeam strength 1872 · projected league finish #6
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bournemouth
single most likely score: 11 (12.9%)
EvertonTeam strength 1803.4 · projected league finish #13
Bournemouth wins 49.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.1%Everton wins 23.3%Average simulated goals 1.681.10

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

Why does Bournemouth have the highest number? Bournemouth currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Bournemouth playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.68for Bournemouth and 1.10 for Everton. That makes Bournemouth the highest of the three result estimates at 49.6%. For the full league season, Bournemouth is projected to earn about 59points and Everton about 50. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Bournemouth a 49.6% chance of beating Everton at home in the Premier League on 2026-08-29, with 27.1% for the draw and 23.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.681.10; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.7% 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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07.75.33.71.40.40.1
18.912.96.32.30.60.2
28.89.65.31.90.50.1
34.95.43.01.10.30.1
42.12.31.20.50.10.0
5+1.01.00.60.20.10.0

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 12.9%21 9.6%10 8.9%20 8.8%00 7.7%12 6.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.7%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Bournemouth avoids defeat76.7%
Everton avoids defeat50.4%
Bournemouth allows no goals33.4%
Everton allows no goals18.6%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Bournemouth590.5%20.6%0.2%
Everton503.4%3.0%

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