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La Liga · Regular Season - 1 · 2026-08-16 15:00 UTC

CeltaTeam strength 1700.8 · projected league finish #7
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Celta
single most likely score: 11 (13.1%)
OsasunaTeam strength 1650.3 · projected league finish #12
Celta wins 47.4%Draw — neither team wins 27.5%Osasuna wins 25.1%Average simulated goals 1.641.14

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

Why does Celta have the highest number? Celta 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 1.64for Celta and 1.14 for Osasuna. That makes Celta the highest of the three result estimates at 47.4%. For the full league season, Celta is projected to earn about 54points and Osasuna about 47. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Celta a 47.4% chance of beating Osasuna at home in the La Liga on 2026-08-16, with 27.5% for the draw and 25.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.641.14; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.4% 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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07.75.64.01.50.40.1
18.613.16.62.50.70.2
28.39.55.42.10.60.2
34.55.23.01.10.30.1
41.92.11.20.50.10.0
5+0.80.90.50.20.10.0

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 13.1%21 9.5%10 8.6%20 8.3%00 7.7%12 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.4%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Celta avoids defeat74.9%
Osasuna avoids defeat52.6%
Celta allows no goals31.9%
Osasuna allows no goals19.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Celta549.8%2.5%
Osasuna472.2%11.5%

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