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La Liga · Regular Season - 33 · 2027-04-21 15:00 UTC

CeltaTeam strength 1700.8 · projected league finish #7
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Barcelona
single most likely score: 11 (11.8%)
BarcelonaTeam strength 1951.6 · projected league finish #1
Celta wins 15.7%Draw — neither team wins 24.6%Barcelona wins 59.8%Average simulated goals 0.891.90

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

Why does Barcelona have the highest number? Barcelona currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Celta playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.89for Celta and 1.90 for Barcelona. That makes Barcelona the highest of the three result estimates at 59.8%. For the full league season, Celta is projected to earn about 54points and Barcelona about 86. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Celta a 15.7% chance of beating Barcelona at home in the La Liga on 2027-04-21, with 24.6% for the draw and 59.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.8%), with average simulated goals of 0.891.90; the chance of both teams scoring is 51.3% 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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07.510.411.17.03.31.8
14.111.89.96.23.01.6
22.44.64.42.81.30.7
30.71.41.30.80.40.2
40.20.30.30.20.10.0
5+0.00.10.10.00.00.0

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
11 11.8%02 11.1%01 10.4%12 9.9%00 7.5%03 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score51.3%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Celta avoids defeat40.2%
Barcelona avoids defeat84.3%
Celta allows no goals15.0%
Barcelona allows no goals41.3%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Celta549.8%2.5%
Barcelona8661.7%>99%

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