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Premier League · Regular Season - 30 · 2027-03-20 15:00 UTC · Amex Stadium, Brighton

BrightonTeam strength 1842 · projected league finish #7
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Brighton
single most likely score: 20 (11.9%)
CoventryTeam strength 1661.5 · projected league finish #18
Brighton wins 63.0%Draw — neither team wins 23.5%Coventry wins 13.5%Average simulated goals 1.960.82

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

Why does Brighton have the highest number? Brighton currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Brighton playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.96for Brighton and 0.82 for Coventry. That makes Brighton the highest of the three result estimates at 63.0%. For the full league season, Brighton is projected to earn about 55points and Coventry about 33. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Brighton a 63.0% chance of beating Coventry at home in the Premier League on 2027-03-20, with 23.5% for the draw and 13.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (11.9%), with average simulated goals of 1.960.82; the chance of both teams scoring is 49.3% 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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07.53.82.10.60.10.0
110.911.24.11.10.20.0
211.99.84.01.10.20.0
37.86.42.60.70.10.0
43.83.11.30.30.10.0
5+2.21.80.70.20.00.0

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
20 11.9%11 11.2%10 10.9%21 9.8%30 7.8%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score49.3%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Brighton avoids defeat86.5%
Coventry avoids defeat37.0%
Brighton allows no goals44.2%
Coventry allows no goals14.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Brighton550.2%10.5%0.9%
Coventry3372.5%

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