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La Liga · Regular Season - 7 · 2026-09-20 15:00 UTC

CeltaTeam strength 1700.8 · projected league finish #7
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Celta
single most likely score: 11 (12.3%)
SantanderTeam strength 1581.9 · projected league finish #18
Celta wins 55.6%Draw — neither team wins 25.8%Santander wins 18.6%Average simulated goals 1.810.97

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 1.81for Celta and 0.97 for Santander. That makes Celta the highest of the three result estimates at 55.6%. For the full league season, Celta is projected to earn about 54points and Santander about 38. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Celta a 55.6% chance of beating Santander at home in the La Liga on 2026-09-20, with 25.8% for the draw and 18.6% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (12.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.810.97; the chance of both teams scoring is 53.4% 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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07.64.62.90.90.20.1
19.812.35.31.70.40.1
210.19.94.81.60.40.1
36.15.92.90.90.20.1
42.82.71.30.40.10.0
5+1.41.40.70.20.10.0

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 12.3%20 10.1%21 9.9%10 9.8%00 7.6%30 6.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score53.4%
2 or more total goals78.0%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Celta avoids defeat81.4%
Santander avoids defeat44.4%
Celta allows no goals37.9%
Santander allows no goals16.4%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Celta549.8%2.5%
Santander3847.9%

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