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Premier League · Regular Season - 26 · 2027-02-20 15:00 UTC · Stamford Bridge, London

ChelseaTeam strength 1831.1 · projected league finish #10
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Chelsea
single most likely score: 20 (12.3%)
IpswichTeam strength 1640 · projected league finish #19
Chelsea wins 64.2%Draw — neither team wins 23.1%Ipswich wins 12.7%Average simulated goals 1.990.79

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

Why does Chelsea have the highest number? Chelsea currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Chelsea playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.99for Chelsea and 0.79 for Ipswich. That makes Chelsea the highest of the three result estimates at 64.2%. For the full league season, Chelsea is projected to earn about 54points and Ipswich about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Chelsea a 64.2% chance of beating Ipswich at home in the Premier League on 2027-02-20, with 23.1% for the draw and 12.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 20 (12.3%), with average simulated goals of 1.990.79; the chance of both teams scoring is 48.5% 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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07.53.61.90.50.10.0
111.111.03.91.00.20.0
212.39.73.81.00.20.0
38.16.42.50.70.10.0
44.13.21.30.30.10.0
5+2.31.80.70.20.00.0

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 12.3%10 11.1%11 11.0%21 9.7%30 8.1%00 7.5%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score48.5%
2 or more total goals77.8%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Chelsea avoids defeat87.3%
Ipswich avoids defeat35.8%
Chelsea allows no goals45.3%
Ipswich allows no goals13.7%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Chelsea540.1%8.0%1.3%
Ipswich3082.9%

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