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La Liga · Regular Season - 29 · 2027-03-21 16:00 UTC

CeltaTeam strength 1700.8 · projected league finish #7
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Real Madrid
single most likely score: 11 (12.2%)
Real MadridTeam strength 1922.9 · projected league finish #2
Celta wins 18.1%Draw — neither team wins 25.6%Real Madrid wins 56.3%Average simulated goals 0.961.82

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

Why does Real Madrid have the highest number? Real Madrid 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 0.96for Celta and 1.82 for Real Madrid. That makes Real Madrid the highest of the three result estimates at 56.3%. For the full league season, Celta is projected to earn about 54points and Real Madrid about 82. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Celta a 18.1% chance of beating Real Madrid at home in the La Liga on 2027-03-21, with 25.6% for the draw and 56.3% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.2%), with average simulated goals of 0.961.82; the chance of both teams scoring is 53.1% 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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07.69.910.36.32.91.5
14.512.29.96.02.71.4
22.85.24.72.91.30.7
30.91.71.50.90.40.2
40.20.40.40.20.10.1
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 12.2%02 10.3%01 9.9%12 9.9%00 7.6%03 6.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score53.1%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Celta avoids defeat43.7%
Real Madrid avoids defeat81.9%
Celta allows no goals16.1%
Real Madrid allows no goals38.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Celta549.8%2.5%
Real Madrid8234.2%99.4%

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