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Premier League · Regular Season - 31 · 2027-04-10 14:00 UTC · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

CoventryTeam strength 1661.5 · projected league finish #18
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Arsenal
single most likely score: 02 (16.0%)
ArsenalTeam strength 2063.8 · projected league finish #1
Coventry wins 5.8%Draw — neither team wins 17.5%Arsenal wins 76.7%Average simulated goals 0.512.27

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

Why does Arsenal have the highest number? Arsenal currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Coventry playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.51for Coventry and 2.27 for Arsenal. That makes Arsenal the highest of the three result estimates at 76.7%. For the full league season, Coventry is projected to earn about 33points and Arsenal about 83. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Coventry a 5.8% chance of beating Arsenal at home in the Premier League on 2027-04-10, with 17.5% for the draw and 76.7% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (16.0%), with average simulated goals of 0.512.27; the chance of both teams scoring is 36.6% 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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07.113.216.012.26.94.8
12.28.18.16.23.52.5
20.81.82.11.60.90.6
30.10.30.30.30.10.1
40.00.00.00.00.00.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

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
02 16.0%01 13.2%03 12.2%12 8.1%11 8.1%00 7.1%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score36.6%
2 or more total goals77.5%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.3%
Coventry avoids defeat23.3%
Arsenal avoids defeat94.2%
Coventry allows no goals10.3%
Arsenal allows no goals60.2%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Coventry3372.5%
Arsenal8377.7%99.0%

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